Cape Sheffield

Cape Sheffield

Cape Sheffield (coord|62|37|S|61|19|W|display=inline,title) is a cape forming the northwest extremity of Rugged Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named for James P. Sheffield, Master of the brig Hersilia of Stonington, CT, in 1819-20 and 1820-21, the first American sealer known to have visited the South Shetland Islands. In 1819-20 he took 8,868 sealskins from headquarters at Rugged Island.


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