Becker Point
| Becker Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 8 ′ S , 164 ° 13 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Koettlitz glacier | |
The Becker Point is a headland at the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . At the foot of the Miers Valley in the Denton Hills, it protrudes into the ice masses of the Koettlitz Glacier .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the headland in 1994 after Robert A. Becker, Vice President and Project Manager of ITT Antarctic Services Inc. , a contractor of the National Science Foundation for Antarctica , from 1982 to 1990 .
Web links
- Becker Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Becker Point on geographic.org (English)