Fisher Point
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Fisher Point is a rock coastal point on the east margin of the Darley Hills
, Churchill Mountains
. The point marks the south side of the mouth of ice-filled Grazzini Bay
at Ross Ice Shelf
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) after Franklin L. Fisher, Chief of the Illustrations Division, National Geographic Magazine
, about 1905-49. One of several features in Darley Hills that are named for NGM staff.
Darley Hills
Darley Hills is a range of high, ice-covered coastal hills overlooking Ross Ice Shelf, trending north-south for about 20 nautical miles between Capes Douglas and Parr. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James M...
, Churchill Mountains
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains is a mountain range bordering the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier in Antarctica...
. The point marks the south side of the mouth of ice-filled Grazzini Bay
Grazzini Bay
Grazzini Bay is an ice-filled coastal embayment, 2 nautical miles wide, between Gentile Point and Fisher Point on the east side of Darley Hills, Churchill Mountains. The bay opens to Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Athos D...
at Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
(US-ACAN) after Franklin L. Fisher, Chief of the Illustrations Division, National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic Magazine
National Geographic, formerly the National Geographic Magazine, is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. It published its first issue in 1888, just nine months after the Society itself was founded...
, about 1905-49. One of several features in Darley Hills that are named for NGM staff.