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[[File:Murray Foreland.png|300px|thumb|Map showing the Murray Foreland and surrounding features]] | |||
'''Hadley Point''' (73°55′S 113°58′W) is the northeast point of Murray Foreland on the [[Martin Peninsula]]. It is part of the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. The point lies 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Cape Herlacher. | '''Hadley Point''' (73°55′S 113°58′W) is the northeast point of Murray Foreland on the [[Martin Peninsula]]. It is part of the [[Bakutis Coast]] of [[Westarctica]]. The point lies 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Cape Herlacher. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–67. Hadley Point was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after Richard C. Hadley, U.S. Navy, who wintered at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1959 and in other years through 1977, and was in charge of supply functions at McMurdo during the last deployment. | It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] aerial photographs collected during the years 1959–67. Hadley Point was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names after Richard C. Hadley, U.S. Navy, who wintered at [[McMurdo Station]] in 1959 and in other years through 1977, and was in charge of supply functions at McMurdo during the last deployment. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 20 August 2019, Sir Christian Seitz, [[Order of the Snowflake|KtS]], was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Hadley in recognition of his longstanding support of [[Westarctica]]. Most notably was his participation in organizing an Ice Breaker event in Germany, his membership in the [[Civilian Corps]], and his contributions to the [[Constitutional Convention]]. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||