Cape Scott is a cape at the western side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier on the northern coast of Victoria Land in Antarctica.[1] Discovered by Captain James Ross, 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, mate on HMS Terror.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cape Scott". data.aad.gov.au. 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Cape Scott". Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 2021-05-19.

71°07′S 168°05′E / 71.117°S 168.083°E / -71.117; 168.083


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