President Head is a headland

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...

 forming the east extremity of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands

South Shetland Islands

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

, Antarctica. Extending 2.6 km in east-northeast direction, rising to 107 m at St. Sofroniy Knoll

St. Sofroniy Knoll

St. Sofroniy Knoll is the hill rising to 107 m on the small ice-free peninsula of President Head in the northeast extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 1.3 km southwest of the extreme northeast point of the peninsula.The knoll is named after St...

. Adjacent ice-free area ca. 303 hectares (748.7 acre).

The name "President Island" was applied by the Stonington sealers in 1820-21 to Snow Island, but that name did not become established. "President Head" was applied by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1961 in order to preserve the name on this island

Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...

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Maps

• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.

Reference

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.