Cape Nuñez () is a
headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, John ...
forming the southwest extremity of Nuñez Peninsula on the south coast of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
. The name dates back to at least 1912 and was probably given by whalers who frequented this coast.
Nuñez Peninsula () is a rocky and comparatively snow-free peninsula, long, lying between
Queen Maud Bay and
Jossac Bight
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Jossac Bight is a Bight (geography), bight extending for along the south coast of South Georgia between Holmestrand and Aspasia Point. The name "Jossac Bite" was used by the early sealers for a bight to the southeast of King Haakon Bay, and p ...
on the south coast of
South Georgia
South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east†...
. The feature was known to early whalers and sealers on South Georgia. It was surveyed by the
South Georgia Survey in the period 1951–1957, and named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
in association with Cape Nuñez, the southwest extremity of the peninsula.
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Headlands of South Georgia
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