Cape Weyprecht Explained

Cape Weyprecht
Type:Cape
Map:Svalbard
Label Position:none
Location:Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Coordinates:78.9°N 20.94°W

Cape Weyprecht[1] [2] (Norwegian: Kapp Weyprecht)[3] is a headland in the northeast part of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, in the area known as Olav V Land.[3]

The cape is named after Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian officer and polar explorer.[3] Together with Julius von Payer, he led the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition that discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873. Weyprecht himself was never on Svalbard.

About 2km (01miles) east of Cape Weyprecht lie Mack Island, Torkildsen Island, and Isaksen Island, all part of the Rønnbeck Islands.

Notes and References

  1. http://au.expeditions.com/daily-expedition-reports/142401/ Zeff, Steve. 2015. South End Hinlopen Strait From the National Geographic Endeavour in Arctic Norway. August 5.
  2. Conway, William Martin. 1897. The First Crossing of Spitsbergen. London: J.M. Dent & Company, p. 288.
  3. Web site: Stadnamn i norske polarområde: Kapp Weyprecht (Svalbard). . 2016-04-29 . 2016-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160601222832/http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Kapp+Weyprecht . dead .