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Dykeman Point (71°33′S 75°8′W / 71.55°S 75.133°W) is a snow-covered point between Rameau Inlet and Verdi Inlet, marking the northwest extremity of Pesce Peninsula, Alexander Island. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1967-68 and from Landsat imagery taken 1972-73. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander Paul R. Dykeman, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer, Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6), from May 1981 to May 1982.
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