Gneiss_Point

Gneiss Point

Gneiss Point

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Gneiss Point (77°24′S 163°45′E) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (4 km) north of Marble Point, on the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was first mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 under Robert Falcon Scott and so named because of gneissic granite found here.[1]

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    "Gneiss Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-26.

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