9,755
edits
Westarctica (talk | contribs) (Created page with "350px|thumb|Map of Siniff Bay showing the location of Melville Point '''Melville Point''' (74°35′S 135°31′W) is a point marking the east side...") |
Westarctica (talk | contribs) |
||
(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Melville-Point.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Siniff Bay showing the location of Melville Point]] | [[File:Melville-Point.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of Siniff Bay showing the location of Melville Point]] | ||
'''Melville Point''' (74°35′S 135°31′W) is a point marking the east side of the entrance to Siniff Bay on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. It is directly north of the Hanessian Foreland and east of [[Cape Burks]]. | '''Melville Point''' (74°35′S 135°31′W) is a point marking the east side of the entrance to [[Siniff Bay]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. It is directly north of the [[Hanessian Foreland]] and east of [[Cape Burks]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic | It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos taken from 1959–65. The point was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names for Captain Frederick C. Melville, Master of the City of New York in voyages to the Bay of Whales during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition from 1928–30. | ||
== | ==Peerage title== | ||
On 3 August 2018, Australian-Westarctican citizen Dany-el Baker was granted a [[Peerage of Westarctica|Life Peerage]] as Viscountess of Melville in recognition of her support for Westarctica. Her Ladyship's title was derived from Melville Point. | On 3 August 2018, Australian-Westarctican citizen Dany-el Baker was granted a [[Peerage of Westarctica|Life Peerage]] as Viscountess of Melville in recognition of her support for Westarctica. Her Ladyship's title was derived from Melville Point. Her title was later upgraded to a hereditary peerage and she became the Duchess of Hanessian, giving her dominion over the entire Hanessian Foreland. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] |