Barff Peninsula

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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include O’Connor Peak.

Peak
O'Connor Peak is a mountain peak, 675 m, standing west of Long Point on Barff Peninsula, South Georgia. Charted by a Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1927–28, and named Mount Bryde. is situated 3½ km north of Barff Peninsula.

Barff Peninsula

Latitude
-54.3125° or 54° 18′ 45″ south
Longitude
-36.31417° or 36° 18′ 51″ west
Elevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)
Open location code
39Q5MMPP+X8
Geo­Names ID
3474132
Wiki­data ID
Q313241
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barff Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Barff Peninsula
  • Chinese: 巴夫半島
  • French: péninsule de Barff
  • French: Péninsule de Barff
  • German: Barff-Halbinsel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Barff Peninsula
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Barffhalvøya
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Barff Peninsula
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Barffhalvøya
  • Norwegian: Barffhalvøya
  • Swedish: Barff Peninsula

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