Keltie Head
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Keltie Head is a rounded headland
with vertical cliffs which rise to a small ice dome
395 m high, forming the northwest end of Vega Island
, south of Trinity Peninsula
. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, and named by him for Sir John Scott Keltie, Sec. of the Royal Geographical Society
, 1892-1915.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
with vertical cliffs which rise to a small ice dome
Ice cap
An ice cap is an ice mass that covers less than 50 000 km² of land area . Masses of ice covering more than 50 000 km² are termed an ice sheet....
395 m high, forming the northwest end of Vega Island
Vega Island
Vega Island is a small island to the northwest of James Ross Island, on the Antarctic Peninsula.- See also :* Composite Antarctic Gazetteer* List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S* SCAR* Territorial claims in Antarctica- References :...
, south of Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
under Nordenskjold, 1901–04, and named by him for Sir John Scott Keltie, Sec. of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
, 1892-1915.