Scott Shoal
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ S , 177 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Waters 1 | Ross Sea ( Antarctica ) | |
Scott Shoal is a shoal in the Ross Sea . It lies east of the Borchgrevink coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land .
It is named after the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912), who died on the Ross Ice Shelf while marching back from the geographic South Pole .
Web links
- Scott Shoal in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)