Feature Name (see definition): McCarthy Point

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9642

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
74° 25' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition):
130° 59' 00" W

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.4166667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -130.9833333

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1966

Description (see definition): Ice-covered point that marks the NE extremity of Grant Island on the seaward edge of the Getz Ice Shelf. Discovered and charted from the USS Glacier on Feb. 4, 1962. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant (j.g.) J.F. McCarthy, U.S. Navy (USN), Disbursing Officer on the Glacier at the time of discovery.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data