Horse Head (South Georgia)

Horse Head (54°17′S 36°30′W / 54.283°S 36.500°W / -54.283; -36.500Coordinates: 54°17′S 36°30′W / 54.283°S 36.500°W / -54.283; -36.500) is a jagged, rocky point with conspicuous cliffs 10 metres (30 ft) high, situated 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) north of the mouth of Penguin River, in Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia. The profile of the cliff is said to resemble a horse's head. It was first surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld. The name Horse Head, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1954, is an English form of "Hestes Hode", applied by sealers and whalers.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Horse Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-27.

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