Fitzmaurice Point
| Fitzmaurice Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 15 ′ S , 63 ° 43 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Foyn coast | |
| Waters | Attlee Glacier | |
| Waters 2 | Bevin Glacier | |
The Fitzmaurice Point is a headland at the Foyn coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located on the northwest bank of Cabinet Inlet between the Attlee and Bevin glaciers .
Aerial photographs were taken during the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey took surveys in December 1947. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1985 after the British lawyer Gerald Fitzmaurice (1901-1982), who was legal advisor in the British Foreign Office from 1929 to 1960 .
Web links
- Fitzmaurice Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Fitzmaurice Point on geographic.org (English)