Halpern Point
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Halpern Point is a point on the northern coast of Trinity Peninsula
directly south of the eastern part of the Duroch Islands
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Martin Halpern of the Geophysical and Polar Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, leader of the field party which geologically mapped this area, 1961-62.
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
directly south of the eastern part of the Duroch Islands
Duroch Islands
Duroch Islands is a group of islands and rocks which extend over an area of about 3 miles , centering about 1 mile northwest of Cape Legoupil, off the north coast of Trinity Peninsula. Discovered by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837–40, who gave the name "Rocher...
. 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) for Martin Halpern of the Geophysical and Polar Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, leader of the field party which geologically mapped this area, 1961-62.