Cape WeyprechtConway, William Martin. 1897. ''The First Crossing of Spitsbergen''. London: J.M. Dent & Company, p. 288. () is a headland in the northeast part of

Spitsbergen Spitsbergen (; formerly known as West Spitsbergen; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Vest Spitsbergen'' or ''Vestspitsbergen'' , also sometimes spelled Spitzbergen) is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipel ...

Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. North of continental Europe, mainland Europe, it lies about midway be ...

, in the area known as

Olav V Land Olav V Land is a peninsula in eastern Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Svalbard ( , ), previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norway, Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean. ...

. The cape is named after

Karl Weyprecht Karl Weyprecht, also spelt Carl Weyprecht, (8 September 1838 – 2 March 1881) was an Austro-Hungarian explorer. He was an officer ('' k.u.k. Linienschiffsleutnant'') in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. He is most famous as an Arctic explorer, and ...

, an

Austro-Hungarian Austria-Hungary, also referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy or the Habsburg Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. A military and diplomatic alliance, it consist ...

officer and polar explorer. Together with

Julius von Payer Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (2 September 1841 – 29 August 1915), ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, Polar exploration, arctic explorer, Cartography, cartographer, paint ...

, he led the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition that discovered

Franz Josef Land Franz Josef Land () is a Russian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. It is inhabited only by military personnel. It constitutes the northernmost part of Arkhangelsk Oblast and consists of 192 islands, which cover an area of , stretching from east ...

in 1873. Weyprecht himself was never on Svalbard. About east of Cape Weyprecht lie Mack Island, Torkildsen Island, and Isaksen Island, all part of the

Rønnbeck Islands The Rønnbeck Islands () are a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard. They are located south of the Bastian Islands The Bastian Islands () are a group of islands in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard. The islands are located southeast of Wilhelm ...

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