Point disappointment
| Point disappointment | ||
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 55 ' S , 162 ° 37' E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Granite Harbor | |
The Point Disappointment (from English disappointment 'disappointment' ) is a headland on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies at the foot of the Kar plateau south of the Dreikanter Head and protrudes into the Granite Harbor .
A team of geologists led by Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880-1963) named him during the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . The further naming background has not been passed down.
Web links
- Point Disappointment in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)