Black Head (Grahamland)
| Black Head | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 6 ′ S , 65 ° 37 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Holtedahl Bay | |
Black Head is a headland of dark rock on the Graham Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . The cape marks the southern limit of Holtedahl Bay at the northwestern end of the Strescher Peninsula .
Participants in the British Grahamland Expedition (1934–1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill made a map and gave the cape its descriptive name.
Web links
- Black Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Black Head on geographic.org (English)