Wales Head
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 37 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
The Wales Head is a towering headland on the north coast of South Georgia . It is located 3.5 km east of Craigie Point .
Scientists from the South Georgia Survey mapped them as part of the survey campaign conducted from 1951 to 1957. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1958 after the British astronomer William Wales (1734-1798), of the commissioned Board of Longitude the English navigator and explorer James Cook on his second voyage (1772-1775) on the ship Resolution accompanied would have.
Web links
- Wales Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Wales Head on geographic.org (English)