Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Granite Harbour (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Granite Harbour (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Harbour (3)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
An embayment about 11 miles wide and of similar length, marking the seaward end of a deep valley between Cape Archerand Cape Roberts, along Victoria Land. The harbour is backed by high mountains. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. Named because of the great granite boulders found on the shores.
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