North Foreland (King George Island)
| North Foreland | ||
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 54 ′ S , 57 ° 41 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Waters 2 | Emerald Cove | |
The North Foreland ( English for Northern Foreland ) is a headland at the northeast end of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It represents the eastern boundary of the Emerald Cove .
It was named on October 16, 1819 by the British navigator William Smith , who discovered the South Shetland Islands. Smith named it after its English counterpart at the eastern end of the Isle of Thanet .
Web links
- North Foreland in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- North Foreland on geographic.org (English)