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Feature Name (see definition): Melville Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 9844 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 35' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 135° 31' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.5833333 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -135.5166667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1974 Description (see definition): A point marking the E side of the entrance to Siniff Bay on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Captain Frederick C. Melville, Master of the City of New York in voyages to the Bay of Whales during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (ByrdAE), 1928-30. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Melville Point in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Melville Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Melville Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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