McCann Point

McCann Point (83°22′S 169°38′E / 83.367°S 169.633°E / -83.367; 169.633Coordinates: 83°22′S 169°38′E / 83.367°S 169.633°E / -83.367; 169.633) is a point marking the east side of the mouth of Beaver Glacier, Antarctica, where the latter enters the Ross Ice Shelf. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for K.A. McCann, Master of the USNS Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "McCann Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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