Kohler Head () is a small

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 ...

on the northeast side of Whitmer Peninsula, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957–62. The

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named the headland after John L. Kohler, U.S. Navy, a construction electrician at

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, 1965–66 and 1966–67.

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Headlands of Victoria Land Scott Coast {{ScottCoast-geo-stub