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Westwood Point
Westwood Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Westwood Point (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Point
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
A point on Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, forming the southern entrance to Ellis Fjord. Parts of the feature are inundated by the sea.
Named For
Named after R.B. Westwood, radio officer at Davis in 1970.
Location
Images
©Rick Oates 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA22041
- Caption
- Westwood Point, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2500 feet. Looking West.
- Photographer
- Oates, Rick
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