Cape Roberts () is a cape at the south side of the entrance to
Granite Harbour Granite Harbour () is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04) in the ''Discovery'' in January 19 ...
on the coast of
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...
. Discovered by the
South Magnetic Pole Party
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west.
Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
, led by David, of the
British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09) and named for William C. Roberts, assistant zoologist and cook for the expedition.
Headlands of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
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