Wales Head
Wales Head is a headland 2.5 nautical miles east of Craigie Point on the north coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for William Wales, English astronomer sent by the Board of Longitude to make astronomical observations during Cook's second voyage, 1772–75, sailing in the Resolution.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Comer Crag.
Comer Crag
Peak
Comer Crag is a crag, 635 metres high, standing 1 nautical mile north of the head of Ice Fjord in the western part of South Georgia. It was surveyed by the South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Captain George Comer of East Haddam, Connecticut, who made his first sealing visit to South Georgia in the topsail schooner Era in 1885. Comer Crag is situated 4 km southwest of Wales Head.
Wales Head
- Type: Headland with an elevation of 15 metres
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wales Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wales Head”
- Chinese: “韋爾斯角”
- German: “Wales Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wales Head”
- Swedish: “Wales Head”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tawny Gap and Craigie Point.
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