Cape Lookout (South Shetland Islands)
- Cape Lookout (South Shetland Islands)
"This article is about the Cape Lookout on Elephant Island. See Cape Lookout for other places of a similar name."
Cape Lookout or Cabo Fossatti or Cabo Vigia or Cabo Vig¿lante is a steep cape/bluff, 240 m high, marking the southern extremity of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands. Cape Lookout is located at coord|61|16|S|55|12|W| and has an elevation of 240 m. The name Cape Lookout appears on a map of 1822 by Captain George Powell, a British sealer, and is now established in international usage.
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