Cape Weyprecht

Cape Weyprecht
Cape
Location in Svalbard
Coordinates: 78°54′N 20°56′E / 78.9°N 20.94°E / 78.9; 20.94
LocationSpitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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

The cape is named after Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian officer and polar explorer. 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 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Cape Weyprecht lie Mack Island, Torkildsen Island, and Isaksen Island, all part of the Rønnbeck Islands.

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