Scotland Edge
| Scotland Edge ( notch ) |
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| Compass direction | southwest | Northeast | |
| Adelaide Island , West Antarctica | |||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 31 '51 " S , 68 ° 12' 46" W | ||
Scotland Edge is a notch on Adelaide Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . On the Wright Peninsula , it lies between the western end of Stork Ridge and Mount Badger Buttress to the south. In the middle of the gap is the 300 m high rock ledge Jim Buttress .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named her in 2001 after Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal (* 1955), the first colored crown attorney in the United Kingdom , who from 1999 as Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the interests of the British overseas territories was responsible.
Web links
- Scotland Edge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)