Barff Peninsula
Barff Peninsula is a locality in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. Barff Peninsula is situated nearby to the locality Bayard Point, as well as near Cabrial Rock.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rolf Rock.
Rolf Rock
Islet
Hound Bay is a bay at the base of Barff Peninsula. It is 2.5 miles wide at its mouth and recedes 3 miles, entered between Tijuca Point and Cape Vakop along the north coast of South Georgia. Rolf Rock is situated 3 km south of Barff Peninsula.
Barff Peninsula
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Penguin Point”, “Punta Pinguino”, and “Tijuca Point”
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-54.3476° or 54° 20′ 51″ southLongitude
-36.20688° or 36° 12′ 25″ westElevation
89 metres (292 feet)Open location code
39Q5MQ2V+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 9090137469OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3426255
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Barff Peninsula” goes by many names.
- French: “Péninsule de Barff”
- German: “Barff-Halbinsel”
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