Melville Point
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Melville Point is a point marking the east side of the entrance to Siniff Bay
on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Captain Frederick C. Melville, Master of the City of New York
in voyages to the Bay of Whales during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.
Siniff Bay
Siniff Bay is a bay 13 nautical miles wide between Verleger Point and Melville Point, along the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Donald B...
on the coast of Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land
Marie Byrd Land is the portion of West Antarctica lying east of the Ross Ice Shelf and the Ross Sea and south of the Pacific Ocean, extending eastward approximately to a line between the head of the Ross Ice Shelf and Eights Coast. It stretches between 158°W and 103°24'W...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. 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 Captain Frederick C. Melville, Master of the City of New York
New York
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in voyages to the Bay of Whales during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30.