Point Widdows

Point Widdows (67°42′S 45°25′E / 67.700°S 45.417°E / -67.700; 45.417Coordinates: 67°42′S 45°25′E / 67.700°S 45.417°E / -67.700; 45.417) is a point at the west side of the entrance to Freeth Bay on the coast of Enderby Land. Plotted from air photos taken by ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) in 1956. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for E.I. Widdows, meteorologist at Mawson Station in 1959.

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

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