Brennan Point
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ S , 146 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| Waters 1 | Southern ocean | |
The Brennan Point is an icy cape on the east side of the entrance to Block Bay on the coast of the West Antarctic Marie Byrd lands . It marks the western limit of the Ruppert coast .
It was discovered during an overflight on December 5, 1929 as part of the American Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–1930). The namesake is the Irish captain Michael J. Brennan (1888-1976), the expedition leader Richard Evelyn Byrd assisted in the selection of the expedition members.
Web links
- Brennan Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Brennan Point on geographic.org (English)