Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Harris Point (USA) | 81° 35' 00.0" S | 161° 32' 00.0" E | Point |
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Name ID: 126231
Place ID: 6036
A rocky coastal point along the W side of the Ross Ice Shelf, located 6 mi S of Young Head at the S side of Beaumont Bay. Named by US-ACAN for Herman D. Harris, a chief hospital corpsman with USN Squadron VX-6. Harris built a sick bay at South Pole Station during USN OpDFrz 1961. |
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