O'Neill Point
Appearance
O'Neill Point | |
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Coordinates: 64°49′S 63°6′W / 64.817°S 63.100°W | |
Location | Graham Land |
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• Total | Antarctica |
O'Neill Point is the north point of Lautaro Island, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-southwest of Lemaire Island in Gerlache Strait. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Vincent Michael O'Neill, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) radio operator and mechanic at Danco Island, 1957–58, and Deception Island, 1958–59.
This article incorporates public domain material from "O'Neill Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.