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]
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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]
This article incorporates
public domain material from
"Gneiss Point".
Geographic Names Information System.
United States Geological Survey.