The Flatiron
| The Flatiron | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 1 ′ S , 162 ° 23 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Granite Harbor | |
The Flatiron (English for The Iron ) is a rocky and raised headland on the Scott Coast of East Antarctica Victoria Land . It overlooks the southwest section of Granite Harbor .
Participants in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) led by British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott mapped them. Scott gave it the descriptive name because of its triangular shape.
Web links
- The Flatiron in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Flatiron on geographic.org