Cape Disappointment (South Georgia)
Cape Disappointment (54°53′S 36°7′W / 54.883��S 36.117°WCoordinates: 54°53′S 36°7′W / 54.883°S 36.117°W) is a headland which forms the southern extremity of South Georgia. It was first charted and so named in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, who upon reaching this position was greatly disappointed in realizing that South Georgia was an island rather than a continent.[citation needed]
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Disappointment, Cape". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
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- Headlands of South Georgia
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands geography stubs