Cox Point

Cox Point

Cox Point (74°56′S 136°43′W / 74.933°S 136.717°W / -74.933; -136.717) is a rock point at the southwest side of the terminus of Garfield Glacier where the latter discharges into Hull Bay, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land. The point was first observed and photographed from aircraft of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939–41, led by Admiral Richard Byrd. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for E.F. Cox, carpenter of Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1933-35.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cox Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).