Castle Rock (Antarctica)

Castle Rock (77°48′S 166°46′E / 77.8°S 166.767°E / -77.8; 166.767Coordinates: 77°48′S 166°46′E / 77.8°S 166.767°E / -77.8; 166.767) is a bold rock crag, 415 metres (1,360 ft) high, standing 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Hut Point on the central ridge of Hut Point Peninsula, Ross Island. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who so named it because of its shape.

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