Barff Peninsula
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Barff Peninsula is a peninsula
forming the east margin of Cumberland East Bay
, South Georgia, extending northwest from Sörling Valley
8 miles (12.9 km) to Barff Point
. It was probably first seen by the British expedition under James Cook
in 1775. The peninsula takes its name from its northern extremity, Barff Point.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
forming the east margin of Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay
Cumberland East Bay is a bay forming the eastern arm of Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. It is entered between Sappho Point and Barff Point, where it is nearly 3 miles wide, and extends 8 miles in a southeast direction. This feature was surveyed by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who...
, South Georgia, extending northwest from Sörling Valley
Sörling Valley
Sörling Valley is an ice-free valley between Cumberland East Bay and Hound Bay on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951-57...
8 miles (12.9 km) to Barff Point
Barff Point
Barff Point is a headland which forms the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named for Lieutenant A.D. Barff, Royal Navy, of the Sappho, who, assisted by Captain C.A. Larsen, made a sketch map of Cumberland Bay in 1906....
. It was probably first seen by the British expedition under James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
in 1775. The peninsula takes its name from its northern extremity, Barff Point.