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'''Granite Knolls''' ({{coor dm|77|53|S|163|29|E|}}) are conspicuous rock outcrops on the northwest flank of [[Blue Glacier]], 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of [[Hobbs Peak]] in [[Victoria Land]]. This descriptive name was given by the [[Terra Nova Expedition|British Antarctic Expedition]] under Scott, 1910-13.
The '''Granite Knolls''' ({{coord|77|53|S|163|28|E|source:GNIS}}) are conspicuous rock outcrops on the northwest flank of [[Blue Glacier (Antarctica)|Blue Glacier]], {{convert|5|nmi|km|0}} west of [[Hobbs Peak]] in [[Victoria Land]], Antarctica. This descriptive name was given by the [[British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13]], under [[Robert Falcon Scott]].<ref name=gnis/>


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[[Category:Hills of Victoria Land]]
[[Category:Hills of Victoria Land]]

Revision as of 18:57, 3 May 2012

The Granite Knolls (77°53′S 163°28′E / 77.883°S 163.467°E / -77.883; 163.467) are conspicuous rock outcrops on the northwest flank of Blue Glacier, 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of Hobbs Peak in Victoria Land, Antarctica. This descriptive name was given by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, under Robert Falcon Scott.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Granite Knolls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-03.

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