Gneiss Point (77°24′S 163°45′E / 77.400°S 163.750°E) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (4 km) north of Marble Point, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 under Robert Falcon Scott and so named because of gneissic granite found here.[1]
Further reading
- P.J. FORSYTH, N. MORTIMER & I.M. TURNBULL, Plutonic Rocks from the Cape Roberts Hinterland: Wilson Piedmont Glacier, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica Archived 2019-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, Terra Antartica 2002, 9(2), 57-72
- Davis, J., & Nichols, R. (1968), The Quantity of Melt Water in the Marble Point–Gneiss Point Area McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Journal of Glaciology, 7(50), 313-320. doi:10.3189/S0022143000031075
External links
- Gneiss Point on United States Geological Survey website
- Gneiss Point on the Antarctica New Zealand Digital Asset Manager website
- Gneiss Point on Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research website
- Gneiss Point on marineregions website
- Gneiss Point area map
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Gneiss Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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