Driscoll Point

Driscoll Point (82°59′S 168°0′E / 82.983°S 168.000°E / -82.983; 168.000Coordinates: 82°59′S 168°0′E / 82.983°S 168.000°E / -82.983; 168.000) is a point forming the east side of the entrance to Wise Bay, overlooking the Ross Ice Shelf. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from tellurometer surveys (1961–62) and Navy air photos (1960), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after C.E. Driscoll, Master of the USNS Private Joseph F. Merrell during U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze 1963.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Driscoll Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).