Minot Point

Minot Point is a rock point midway along the west coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The point lies 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of the summit of Mount Parry. Mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys, Ltd., 1956-57. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after George R. Minot (1885–1950), American physician and co-winner of a Nobel prize for his work on liver therapy in pernicious anemia.

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

Coordinates: 64°16′S 62°31′W / 64.267°S 62.517°W / -64.267; -62.517

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