President Head

President Head (62°43′34.7″S 61°12′05.8″W) is a headland forming the east extremity of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 2.6 km in east-northeast direction, rising to 107 m at St. Sofroniy Knoll. The adjacent ice-free area is ca. 303 hectares (750 acres),[1] and includes Calliope Beach on the north side of the peninsula and Oeagrus Beach on its south side.

Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Devils Point from Lucifer Crags, and Snow Island in the background with President Head on its left side
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

The name "President Island" was applied by the Stonington sealers in 1820-21 to Snow Island, but that name did not become established. "President Head" was applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 in order to preserve the name on this island.

Maps

Notes
  1. L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "President Head". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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