Marks Point
| Marks Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 85 ° 29 ′ S , 155 ° 40 ′ W | |
| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| coast | Amundsen coast | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
The Marks Point is a rocky headland in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . On the Amundsen coast , it extends from the northern end of the Medina Peaks in an easterly direction into the southern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf .
The first sighting took place by participants in the American Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-1930). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named them in 1967 after George R. Marks, logistician at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic winter of 1962.
Web links
- Marks Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Marks Point on geographic.org (English)