Barff Point

Barff Point (54°14′S 36°24′W / 54.233°S 36.400°W / -54.233; -36.400Coordinates: 54°14′S 36°24′W / 54.233°S 36.400°W / -54.233; -36.400) is a headland which forms the east side of the entrance to Cumberland Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia. It was named for Lieutenant A.D. Barff, Royal Navy, of the Sappho, who, assisted by Captain C.A. Larsen, made a sketch map of Cumberland Bay in 1906.

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