Granite Knolls
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Granite Knolls are conspicuous rock outcrops on the northwest flank of Blue Glacier
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Hobbs Peak
in Victoria Land
. This descriptive name was given by the British Antarctic Expedition
under Scott, 1910-13.
Blue Glacier
Blue Glacier is a large glacier located to the north of Mount Olympus in the Olympic Mountains of Washington. The glacier covers an area of and contains of ice and snow in spite of its low terminus elevation...
, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Hobbs Peak
Hobbs Peak
Hobbs Peak is a prominent peak, 1,510 m, on the divide between the Hobbs and Blue Glaciers in Victoria Land. It is the highest point on the east-west section of this dividing ridge. Climbed by members of the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition , who gave it this name from its...
in 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...
. This descriptive name was given by the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
under Scott, 1910-13.