Hadley Point
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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
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.