Cape Disappointment (South Georgia)
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Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
which forms the southern extremity of South Georgia. It was first charted and so named in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
, who upon reaching this position was greatly disappointed in realizing that South Georgia was an island rather than a continent.