Pincer Point
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Pincer Point is a narrow rock point lying 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-southeast of Durham Point
, near the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains
. First seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. So named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) because its appearance is similar to a part of a pincers.
Durham Point
Durham Point is a small rock spur extending north from Mount Durham at the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains, in the Queen Maud Mountains. The feature was visited in December 1934 by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition geological party under Quin Blackburn, and named in association with Mount Durham....
, near the northwest end of the Tapley Mountains
Tapley Mountains
The Tapley Mountains is a mountain range fronting on the eastern side of the Scott Glacier, extending eastward for between Leverett and Albanus glaciers in the Queen Maud Mountains, a part of the larger Transantarctic Mountains....
. First seen and roughly mapped by the Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-30. So 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) because its appearance is similar to a part of a pincers.