Keltie Head
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 47 ′ S , 57 ° 38 ′ W | |
| location | Vega Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Prince Gustav Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Herbert Sound | |
Keltie Head is a rounded headland that forms the northwestern end of the West Antarctic Vega Island . It marks the eastern boundary of the entrance from the Prinz Gustav Canal to the Herbert Sound . It is characterized by vertical cliffs and rises in the form of a 395 m high ice dome .
Participants of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) discovered the cape . Expedition leader Otto Nordenskjöld named it Cape Scott Keltie after John Scott Keltie (1840–1927), Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society from 1892 to 1915. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee modified this name in 1960.
Web links
- Keltie Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Keltie Head on geographic.org (English)