Antarctica

Prime Head

Prime Head is a prominent snow-covered headland which forms the north extremity of the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gourdin Island.

Island
is the largest island in a group of islands and rocks 2 km north of Prime Head, the northern tip of the . It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for Ensign Jean Gourdin of the expedition ship Astrolabe.

Prime Head

Latitude
-63.21381° or 63° 12′ 50″ south
Longitude
-57.30219° or 57° 18′ 8″ west
Open location code
3884QMPX+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5866415688
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6623609
Wiki­data ID
Q984853
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Satellite Map

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

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Prime Head” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرأس الرئيسي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sifre burnu”
  • Cebuano: “Prime Head”
  • Chinese: “普賴姆角”
  • German: “Prime Head”
  • Japanese: “プライム・ヘッド”
  • Kazakh: “Сифре мүйісі”
  • Korean: “프라임헤드”
  • Latvian: “Praimheds”
  • Latvian: “Prime Head”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Prime Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Prime Head”
  • Norwegian: “Prime Head”
  • Polish: “Prime Head”
  • Russian: “Сифре (мыс)”
  • Russian: “Сифре”
  • Spanish: “Siffrey, Cabo”
  • Swedish: “Prime Head”
  • Turkish: “Prime Burnu”
  • Ukrainian: “Прайм-Хед”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fortín Sargento Cabral and Base General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Northernmost point of Antarctica and Column Rock.

Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations

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