Granite Harbour () is a
bay
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in 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 ...
, Antarctica, about long, entered between
Cape Archer Cape Archer is a cape that marks the north side of the entrance to Granite Harbour on the coast of Victoria Land. It is named by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) for W.W. Archer, chief steward of the expedition.
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and
Cape Roberts
Cape Roberts () is a cape at the south side of the entrance to Granite Harbour on the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the South Magnetic Pole Party
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. It was discovered and named by the
British National Antarctic Expedition
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(1901–04) in the ''
Discovery
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'' in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores.
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See also
*First View Point 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 ...
*Stevens Cliff 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 ...
References
Bays of the Ross Dependency
Landforms of Victoria Land
Scott Coast
Ports and harbours of the Ross Dependency
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