Summary
The Scott Nunataks are a group of conspicuous nunataks lying about 18 km east of the Richter Glacier and forming the northern end of the Alexandra Mountains in King Edward VII Land, Antarctica.
History edit
The formation was discovered in 1902 by the British National Antarctic Expedition under Captain Robert Falcon Scott. It was named after Scott by Lieutenant Kristian Prestrud, leader of the Eastern Sledge Party of Amundsen's South Pole expedition (1910–1912), who ascended the nunataks while exploring Edward VII Peninsula in 1911.[1]
Historic monument edit
Prestrud's Cairn is a small rock cairn erected at the foot of the main bluff on the northern side of the nunataks on 3 December 1911 by Prestrud during Amundsen's expedition. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 66), following a proposal by New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Scott Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
- ^ "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Scott Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
77°14′S 154°12′W / 77.233°S 154.200°W