Low Head is a

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south-southwest of

Lions Rump Lions Rump is a conspicuous headland north-northeast of Low Head, forming the west side of the entrance to King George Bay, on King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted and given its descriptive name in 1 ...

, the west side of the entrance to King George Bay, on King George Island, in the

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, Antarctica. It was charted and given this descriptive name during 1937 by

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personnel on the ''

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''. Chopin Ridge runs between Lions Rump and Low Head. On the north side of Low Head is Polonez Cove, named by the

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in 1980 from the Polish form of the French word ''

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'', a stately Polish dance in

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Headlands of King George Island (South Shetland Islands) {{KingGeorgeIslandAQ-geo-stub