🌊 Granite Harbour

Antarctica · Antarctica · 76.88°S, 162.73°E

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Granite Harbour
Granite Harbour is a bay in the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE) of 1901–04 in the Discovery in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship. The name derives from the great granite boulders found on its shores.

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CountryAntarctica
Continent / regionAntarctica
Coordinates (approx.)76.88°S, 162.73°E · view on map

Granite Harbour is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

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Adams Fjord · Adelaide Anchorage · Adélie Cove · Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) · Ainsworth Bay, Antarctica · Aitken Cove · Akkuratnaya Cove · Alasheyev Bight · Allison Bay · Amanda Bay.

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