Point retreat
| Point retreat | ||
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 55 ' S , 162 ° 33' E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Granite Harbor | |
The Point Retreat ( English for retreat tip ) is a headland on the Scott coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . In Granite Harbor it is located on the eastern foothills of the Kar plateau .
The name goes back to participants in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910-1913) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott .
Web links
- Point Retreat in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Point Retreat on geographic.org (English)