Garnet Point

Garnet Point (66°56′S 143°46′E / 66.933°S 143.767°E / -66.933; 143.767Coordinates: 66°56′S 143°46′E / 66.933°S 143.767°E / -66.933; 143.767) is a rocky coastal point consisting of garnet gneiss, located at the west side of the entrance to Watt Bay, in the George V Coast area of Antarctica. Garnet Point was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, and named by that expedition's geological party led by Frank L. Stillwell.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Garnet Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-17.

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