Nattriss Head
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 51 ′ S , 35 ° 56 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Drygalski Fjord | |
The Nattriss Head is a small, rocky and prominent headland on the southeast coast of South Georgia . It marks the south side of the entrance to Drygalski Fjord .
Participants in the Second German Antarctic Expedition (1911–1912) under the direction of the German polar explorer Wilhelm Filchner mapped it. Namesake is E. A. Nattriss, member of the committee on the British Discovery Investigations .
Web links
- Nattriss Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Nattriss Head on geographic.org (English)