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Cape Constance () is a
cape A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment of any length that hangs loosely and connects either at the neck or shoulders. They usually cover the back, shoulders, and arms. They come in a variety of styles and have been used th ...
that marks the northern tip of the peninsula between Antarctic Bay and Possession Bay on the north coast of
South Georgia South Georgia is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. ...
. Cape Constance was named in about 1912, after Constance Greene Allardyce, wife of Sir William L. Allardyce,
Governor of the Falkland Islands The governor of the Falkland Islands is the representative of the British Crown in the Falkland Islands, acting "in His Majesty's name and on His Majesty's behalf" as the islands' Viceroy in the absence of the British monarch. The role and power ...
, 1904–15.


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* Headlands of South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub