Blackrock Head () is a conspicuous coastal rock outcrop on the eastern part of
Law Promontory
Law Promontory in Antarctica was named after Phillip Law, who flew over and photographed this feature in February 1954.
The promontory is about long, situated just west and north-west of Stefansson Bay. This feature appears to have been first ma ...
, northwest of
Tryne Point Tryne Point () is a rocky point at the east extremity of Law Promontory in Antarctica, forming the west side of the entrance of Stefansson Bay
Stefansson Bay is a bay indenting the coast for between Law Promontory and Fold Island. Mawson of the ...
in Antarctica. It was discovered in February 1936 by
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, ...
personnel on the ''
William Scoresby
William Scoresby (5 October 178921 March 1857) was an English whaler, Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
Early years
Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering south-west of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, Willia ...
'' and so named by them for its black, rocky appearance.
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References
Rock formations of Kemp Land
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