This page presents the geographical name data for McCarthy Point in Antarctica, as supplied by the US military intelligence in electronic format, including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms, latin, roman and native characters, and its location in its respective country's administrative division.
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