Mathewson Point

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title: Mathewson Point
text: Mathewson Point is a steep, rocky point at the northern tip of Shepard Island, which lies on the seaward edge of the Getz Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. The point, the site of an Adélie penguin rookery, was charted by personnel of the USS Glacier on February 4, 1962, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant David S. Mathewson, U.S. Navy, then supply officer of the Glacier.
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description: Headland of Antarctica
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathewson_Point
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date modified: 2021-01-10T05:46:07Z
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