Calf Head
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 28 ′ S , 36 ° 3 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Sacramento Bight | |
The Calf Head ( English for calf head ) is a headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is 5 km northwest of Cape Harcourt and marks the northern limit of the Sacramento Bight .
A German group of researchers named the highest elevation during the First International Polar Year (1882–1883) on this headland the name Kälber-Berg . After measurements by the South Georgia Survey between 1951 and 1952, the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee decided in 1954 to extend the name in the English spelling to the entire headland.
Web links
- Calf Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Calf Head on geographic.org (English)