Haggits Pillar

Haggits Pillar

Scott Island and Haggits Pillar
Haggits Pillar
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 67°24′S 179°55′W / 67.400°S 179.917°W / -67.400; -179.917Coordinates: 67°24′S 179°55′W / 67.400°S 179.917°W / -67.400; -179.917
Area 0.2 ha (0.49 acres)
Length 165 ft (50.3 m)
Width 165 ft (50.3 m)
Administration
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

Haggits Pillar is a stack 203 feet (62 m) high in the South Pacific Ocean at the northwestern edge of the Ross Sea, lying 250 metres (270 yd) west of Scott Island and some 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-northeast of Cape Adare, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It measures 50 metres (55 yd) in diameter, yielding an area of less than 0.2 hectares (0.5 acres).

It was discovered on 25 December 1902 by Captain William Colbeck, Royal Navy Reserve, commander of the SY Morning, relief ship to the British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901–1904, under Robert Falcon Scott. The name was used on official charts of the BrNAE drawn by Lieutenant George F.A. Mulock.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Haggits Pillar" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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