Barff Point
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 15 ′ S , 36 ° 24 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Cumberland Bay | |
The Barff Point is a headland at the end of Barff peninsula on the north coast of South Georgia . It limits the entrance to Cumberland Bay to the east .
It is named after Lieutenant Arthur Douglas Barff (1877–1955) of the Royal Navy , who was involved in the survey of Cumberland Bay in 1906 on board HMS Sappho under the direction of Carl Anton Larsen .
Web links
- Barff Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Barff Point on geographic.org (English)