Stuart Point
| Stuart Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 28 ′ S , 125 ° 10 ′ E | |
| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Banzare coast | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Maury Bay | |
The Stuart Point is a headland at the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country . It is on the east side of the entrance to Maury Bay .
The US cartographer Gardner Dean Blodgett (* 1925) made an initial mapping using aerial photographs of the US Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the headland in 1955 after Frederick Donald Stewart [sic!] (1814–1878), servant of the captain on the Sloop Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) led by polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Stuart Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Stuart Point on geographic.org (English)