Gibbs Point
| Gibbs Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 48 ′ S , 67 ° 10 ′ W | |
| location | Horseshoe Island , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters | Square Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Gaul Cove | |
The Gibbs Point is a headland on the northeast coast of Horseshoe Iceland before Fallières coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the northeast boundary of the entrance to Gaul Cove .
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 2009 after George Washington Gibbs Jr., (1916-2000), participant in the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) and involved in the establishment of the bases in the Bay of Whales and on Stonington Island .
Web links
- Gibbs Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gibbs Point on geographic.org (English)