McCann Point

McCann Point

McCann Point (83°22′S 169°38′E / 83.367°S 169.633°E / -83.367; 169.633) is a point marking the east side of the mouth of Beaver Glacier, where the latter enters Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for K.A. McCann, Master of the USNS Pvt. Joseph F. Merrell during U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1965.

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