Islands
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands

Calf Head

Calf Head is a rocky headland on the north coast of South Georgia, 3 nautical miles northwest of . The name "Kalber-Berg" was given by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, but was limited to the summit of the headland.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Kalber-Berg”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brocken and Binary Peaks.

Peak
is a mountain rising over 610 metres close southwest of Calf Head on the north side of South Georgia. It was named by the German group of the International Polar Year Investigations, 1882–83, after the , the highest mountain in central Germany.

Peak
is a steep pinnacle covered with snow with two snow-free and therefore conspicuous summits, situated 1.5 nautical miles northwest of and 2 nautical miles north-northwest of Moltke Harbor, South Georgia.

Calf Head

Latitude
-54.46974° or 54° 28′ 11″ south
Longitude
-36.05181° or 36° 3′ 7″ west
Open location code
39Q5GWJX+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5263289403
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3426556
Wiki­data ID
Q312854
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Satellite Map

Discover Calf Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Calf Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Calf Head”
  • Chinese: “卡夫角”
  • German: “Calf Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Calf Head”
  • Swedish: “Calf Head”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Marie Point and Moltke Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Krokisius and Pirner Peak.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Calf Head”. Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.