Cape Sheffield
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Cape Sheffield () 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.
This article incorporates text from Cape Sheffield, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.
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