Sultans Head Rock
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Sultans Head Rock is a rock spur along the east flank of Hut Point Peninsula
, 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) southwest of the Vee Cliffs
, on the south side of Ross Island
. The name was first used by the Discovery expedition under Scott, 1901–04, in describing rocks collected there by Thomas V. Hodgson of the expedition.
Hut Point Peninsula
Hut Point Peninsula is a long, narrow land mass from 2 to 3 miles wide and 15 miles long, projecting southwest from the slopes of Mount Erebus on Ross Island....
, 7.5 nautical miles (14 km) southwest of the Vee Cliffs
Vee Cliffs
Vee Cliffs is a steep, mainly ice-covered cliffs, 4 nautical miles long, between Aurora and Terror Glaciers on the south shore of Ross Island. The name is suggested by two prominent V-shape wedges which protrude from the cliff wall. The name was first used by Dr. Edward A. Wilson who, with Thomas V...
, on the south side of Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. The name was first used by the Discovery expedition under Scott, 1901–04, in describing rocks collected there by Thomas V. Hodgson of the expedition.