Lynch Point () is a rocky point at the seaward end of the

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

between

Frostman Glacier Frostman Glacier () is a broad, low gradient glacier discharging into the south side of Hull Bay just west of the Konter Cliffs, on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S ...

and

Hull Glacier Hull Glacier () is a glacier, about long, flowing northwest between Mount Giles and Mount Gray into Hull Bay Hull Bay () is an ice-filled bay, about wide, fed by Hull Glacier, which descends into it between Lynch Point and Cape Burks, on the c ...

on the coast of

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centur ...

, Antarctica. It was photographed from

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(1939–41) aircraft on December 18, 1940, and was mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from surveys and

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air photos, 1959–65. The point was named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

for Ensign William R. Lynch II,

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, Damage Control Officer aboard in exploring these coastal waters, 1961–62.

References

Headlands of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub