Oscar Point
| Oscar Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 74 ° 35 ′ S , 164 ° 53 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Terra Nova Bay | |
The Oscar Point is a small and rocky headland on the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It is located 1.5 km northwest of Markham Island on the north shore of Terra Nova Bay .
It was discovered and named in February 1900 during the British Southern Cross Expedition (1898-1900) under the direction of the Norwegian polar explorer Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink . At first he mistook it for an island. It is named after the Swedish King Oscar II.
Web links
- Oscar Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Oscar Point on geographic.org (English)