Barff Point

Barff Peninsula is a peninsula forming the east margin of , South Georgia Island. It is 8 miles long and extends northwest from to Barff Point, its farthest extremity.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
  • Also known as: “Barff-Huk”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include King Edward Point and Grytviken.

Village
Photo: Liam Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grytviken is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.

Photo: Jens Bludau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former whaling station on . It was founded in 1904 as it had the best harbour on this storm-wracked island, with flat ice-free terrain and a fresh water supply.

Locality
Moraine Fjord is an inlet 3.5 nautical miles long with a reef extending across its entrance, forming the west head of , South Georgia.

Barff Point

Latitude
-54.24447° or 54° 14′ 40″ south
Longitude
-36.40183° or 36° 24′ 7″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
39Q5QH4X+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5263292874
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3426590
Wiki­data ID
Q312922
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Satellite Map

Discover Barff Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barff Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barff Point”
  • Chinese: “巴爾夫角”
  • German: “Barff Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barff Point”
  • Portuguese: “Ponto Barff”
  • Spanish: “Punta Scasso”
  • Swedish: “Barff Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barff Peninsula and Shoma Ridge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Barff Peninsula and Lurcock Lake.

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