Cape Scott
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Cape Scott is a cape
at the western side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier
on the northern coast of Victoria Land
in Antarctica. Discovered by Captain James Ross
, 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, Mate on the Terror.
Headlands and bays
Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment.- Geology and geography :Headlands and bays are often found on the same coastline. A bay is surrounded by land on three sides, whereas a headland is surrounded by water on three sides. Headlands are characterized by high,...
at the western side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier
Dennistoun Glacier
The Dennistoun Glacier is a glacier, 80 km long, draining the northern slopes of Mounts Black Prince, Royalist and Adam in the Admiralty Mountains of Victoria Land in Antarctica. It flows northwest between the Lyttelton Range and Dunedin Range, turning east on rounding the latter range to...
on the northern coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica bounded on the east by the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and on the west by Oates Land and Wilkes Land. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK's Queen Victoria...
in Antarctica. Discovered by Captain James Ross
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross , was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.-Arctic explorer:...
, 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, Mate on the Terror.