Rogers Head () is a conspicuous

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marking the north extremity of the

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between

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and Corinthian Bay on the north coast of

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. Named for the Rogers family of

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, including Captain Erasmus Darwin Rogers, who in 1855 made the first landing on Heard Island in the ship ''Corinthian'', Captain

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, master of the brig ''Zoe'', and Henry Rogers, first mate of the ''Zoe'', who in 1856 was leader of the first party to winter on the

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. The name appears on an early manuscript map compiled by American sealers.

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Headlands of Heard Island and McDonald Islands {{Subantarctic-geo-stub