Cape Scott
This article is about the Antarctic cape. For the cape and associated provincial park in British Columbia, see Cape Scott Provincial Park.
Cape Scott is a cape at the western side of the terminus of Dennistoun Glacier on the northern coast of Victoria Land in Antarctica. Discovered by Captain James Ross, 1841, who named it for Peter A. Scott, mate on the HMS Terror.
Coordinates: 71°07′S 168°05′E / 71.117°S 168.083°E
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