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Gneiss Point

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Gneiss Point (77°24′S 163°44′E / 77.400°S 163.733°E / -77.400; 163.733) is a rocky point 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Marble Point, on the coast of Victoria Land. First mapped by the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13) under Scott and so named because of gneissic granite found here.

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