Cape Alexandra, South Georgia

Cape Alexandra is a cape on the north point of the Paryadin Peninsula which forms the north-west extremity of South Georgia. It overlooks Bird Sound, the passage separating South Georgia from Bird Island.

The headland was named "Cape North" in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook, but this name has since become established for a cape 10 nautical miles east-northeast which forms the actual northern-most point of South Georgia.

The name Cape Alexandra dates back to about 1912 and commemorates Queen Alexandra, Consort of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.

Location

• Location map: 54°-0’36"S, 38°0’28"W

References

• Gazetteer and Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Cape Alexandra, South Georgia