Tryggve Point
| Tryggve Point | ||
 Map section of Ross Island with Tryggve Point (above) |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 39 ′ S , 166 ° 42 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Turks Head Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Erebus Bay | |
The Tryggve Point is a headland on the west coast of the Antarctic Ross Island . It is located 1.5 km northwest of Turks Head .
Participants in the Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1913) led by British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott mapped them. Scott named her after Tryggve Gran (1888–1980), the only Norwegian expedition member.
Web links
- Tryggve Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tryggve Point on geographic.org (English)