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Barff Peninsula (54°19′S 36°18′W / 54.317°S 36.300°W) is a peninsula forming the east margin of Cumberland East Bay, South Georgia Island. It is 8 miles (13 km) long and extends northwest from Sörling Valley to Barff Point, its farthest extremity. It was probably first seen by the British expedition under James Cook in 1775.[1] The peninsula as a whole takes its name from Barff Point,[1] which was named for Royal Navy Lieutenant A.D. Barff of HMS Sappho, who, assisted by Captain C.A. Larsen, sketched a map of Cumberland Bay in 1906.[2] Barff Point is considered the eastern headland of East Cumberland Bay.[2]