Andrus Point
Andrus Point (73°53′S 165°48′E / 73.883°S 165.800°ECoordinates: 73°53′S 165°48′E / 73.883°S 165.800°E) is a prominent, rocky, digit-like headland that juts eastward into Lady Newnes Bay toward the floating glacier tongue of the Parker Glacier, in Victoria Land. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Commander H.R. Andrus, logistics officer on the staff of the Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1962–66.
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- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Andrus Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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