Merrick Point
Merrick Point (74°28′S 110°9′W) is an ice-covered point on the east side of Hamilton Ice Piedmont on the eastern edge of the Bear Peninsula, on the Walgreen Coast of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The point was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–66. Merrick Point was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1977 after Dale Merrick of Stanford University. Merrick was an upper atmosphere researcher and Station Scientific Leader at Siple Station during the over-winter of the 1975 season.
Peerage title
On 20 December 2017, Dr. Brady McNulty, a pharmacist, was granted the peerage title Baron of Merrick in recognition of his support of Westarctica. In December 2023, he also received the title Duke of Hammond and Baron of Merrick became his subordinate title.
Protection by the government
On 8 August 2025, Grand Duke Travis protected the point under the oversight of the Westarctican Parks Service as part of Hamilton Ice Piedmont Conservation Area.