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-'''Brennan Point''' is an ice-covered headland forming the eastern side of the entrance to [[Block Bay]] on the coast of Westarctica; Brennan Point forms a border between [[Saunders Coast]] and [[Ruppert Coast]]. It was discovered on the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928–30) flight along this coast on December 5, 1929, and named for Michael J. Brennan, who was advisory on the expedition in the selection of personnel, and skipper of the ''Chantier'' on the trip to the Arctic when Richard E. Byrd flew over the North Pole.
+'''Brennan Point''' is an [[ice]]-covered headland forming the eastern side of the entrance to [[Block Bay]] on the coast of [[Westarctica]]. Brennan Point forms a border between [[Saunders Coast]] and [[Ruppert Coast]].
+==Discovery and name==
+The point was discovered on the Byrd [[Antarctic]] Expedition (1928–30) flight along this coast on 5 December 1929, and named for Michael J. Brennan, who was advisor on the expedition in the selection of personnel. He also served as skipper of the ''Chantier'' on the trip to the Arctic when [[Richard E. Byrd]] flew over the North Pole.
 [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]]