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Granite Harbour
Granite Harbour (76°53′S 162°44′E / 76.883°S 162.733°E) is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) of 1901–04 in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores.
Granite Harbor extends from Cape Archer at the south tip of Evans Piedmont Glacier to Cape Roberts on the north of Wilson Piedmont Glacier. Its main inflow is Mackay Glacier, which terminates in Mackay Glacier Tongue, extending into the bay. Features to the north of this glacier include Tiger Island, Benson Glacier, Lion Island, Hunt Glacier, Dreikanter Head, Marston Glacier, Kar Plateau and Point Retreat. Features to the south include Cuff Cape, The Flatiron, Devils Punchbowl, Finger Point, New Glacier, Discovery Bluff, Avalanche Bay, Couloir Cliffs, First View Point and Cape Roberts. Prominent nearby peaks include Red Buttress Peak, Doublefinger Peak, Mount Marston, Mount England and Haystack Mountain.
Features to the north of the mouth of Mackay Glacier are, from northeast to southwest:
76°51′S 162°52′E / 76.850°S 162.867°E. Cape which marks the north side of the entrance to Granite Harbor. Named by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 for W.W. Archer, chief steward of the expedition.
76°50′00″S 162°40′00″E / 76.8333333°S 162.6666667°E. A cliff between Tiger Island and Cape Archer along the north side of Granite Harbor. The cliff is straight, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and rises 200 metres (660 ft) above the sea. Named after Alan R. Stevens, Chief, Science and Application Branch, National Mapping Division. As chief of the Science and Application Branch, he was instrumental to United States Geological Survey (USGS) Antarctic mapping and geodesy programs during the 1990s. He worked in the McMurdo Sound area as a member of the USGS 1994-95 Antarctic field program.
76°47′S 162°28′E / 76.783°S 162.467°E. An island 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Lion Island on the north side of Granite Harbor. The New Zealand Northern Survey-Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) established a survey station on its highest point in October 1957. They named it in analogy with nearby Lion Island.
76°51′S 162°33′E / 76.850°S 162.550°E. A small island lying east of the mouth of Hunt Glacier in Granite Harbor. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13.
76°52′S 162°25′E / 76.867°S 162.417°E. A small, deeply entrenched glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, entering Granite Harbor north of Dreikanter Head. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Probably named for H.A. Hunt, Australian meteorologist who assisted in writing the scientific reports of the British Antarctic Expedition1907-09.
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Granite Harbour
Granite Harbour (76°53′S 162°44′E / 76.883°S 162.733°E) is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) of 1901–04 in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores.
Granite Harbor extends from Cape Archer at the south tip of Evans Piedmont Glacier to Cape Roberts on the north of Wilson Piedmont Glacier. Its main inflow is Mackay Glacier, which terminates in Mackay Glacier Tongue, extending into the bay. Features to the north of this glacier include Tiger Island, Benson Glacier, Lion Island, Hunt Glacier, Dreikanter Head, Marston Glacier, Kar Plateau and Point Retreat. Features to the south include Cuff Cape, The Flatiron, Devils Punchbowl, Finger Point, New Glacier, Discovery Bluff, Avalanche Bay, Couloir Cliffs, First View Point and Cape Roberts. Prominent nearby peaks include Red Buttress Peak, Doublefinger Peak, Mount Marston, Mount England and Haystack Mountain.
Features to the north of the mouth of Mackay Glacier are, from northeast to southwest:
76°51′S 162°52′E / 76.850°S 162.867°E. Cape which marks the north side of the entrance to Granite Harbor. Named by the Northern Party of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13 for W.W. Archer, chief steward of the expedition.
76°50′00″S 162°40′00″E / 76.8333333°S 162.6666667°E. A cliff between Tiger Island and Cape Archer along the north side of Granite Harbor. The cliff is straight, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) long and rises 200 metres (660 ft) above the sea. Named after Alan R. Stevens, Chief, Science and Application Branch, National Mapping Division. As chief of the Science and Application Branch, he was instrumental to United States Geological Survey (USGS) Antarctic mapping and geodesy programs during the 1990s. He worked in the McMurdo Sound area as a member of the USGS 1994-95 Antarctic field program.
76°47′S 162°28′E / 76.783°S 162.467°E. An island 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Lion Island on the north side of Granite Harbor. The New Zealand Northern Survey-Party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1956-58) established a survey station on its highest point in October 1957. They named it in analogy with nearby Lion Island.
76°51′S 162°33′E / 76.850°S 162.550°E. A small island lying east of the mouth of Hunt Glacier in Granite Harbor. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13.
76°52′S 162°25′E / 76.867°S 162.417°E. A small, deeply entrenched glacier on the east coast of Victoria Land, entering Granite Harbor north of Dreikanter Head. Mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13. Probably named for H.A. Hunt, Australian meteorologist who assisted in writing the scientific reports of the British Antarctic Expedition1907-09.
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