First view point
| First view point | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 0 ′ S , 162 ° 26 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Granite Harbor | |
| Waters 2 | Avalanche Bay | |
The First View Point ( English for first look headland ) is a headland on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies on the shores of Granite Harbor between Cape Roberts and Avalanche Bay .
A team led by the Australian geologist Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) to explore Granite Harbor on the British Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott mapped it and gave it its name. The further naming background has not been passed down.
Web links
- First View Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- First View Point on geographic.org