O'Neill Point

O'Neill Point
Map showing the location of O'Neill Point
Location Graham Land
Coordinates 64°49′S 63°6′W / 64.817°S 63.100°W / -64.817; -63.100Coordinates: 64°49′S 63°6′W / 64.817°S 63.100°W / -64.817; -63.100
Area Antarctica

O'Neill Point is the north point of Lautaro Island, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-southwest of Lemaire Island in Gerlache Strait. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Vincent Michael O'Neill, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) radio operator and mechanic at Danco Island, 1957–58, and Deception Island, 1958-59.

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


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