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78°15′35″S 163°50′48″E / 78.25972°S 163.84667°E / -78.25972; 163.84667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuttell Point [1] is a cape that is located on the center of the southern shore of Heald Island Antarctica. [2] Heald Island is 3 miles (4.8 km) long, [3] and is completely surrounded by the Koettlitz Glacier. [4]

Tuttell Point was named for Lieutenant Commander Robert J. Tuttell of the United States Navy. He was a Naval Aviator [5] in Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) who flew logistics missions, including several high profile missions, in a ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft. He flew missions in Antarctica during the Antarctic Summer Seasons from 1983 to 1986 in support of Operation Deep Freeze. He also flew Winter Fly In (WINFLY) [6] missions in 1984 and 1985. The feature's name was approved on October 23, 2012 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "Tuttell Point". SCAR: Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ "Heald Island". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. ^ "Heald Island". SCAR: Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. ^ "Naval Aviation". NHHC. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. ^ ""Winfly" Heralds Beginning of Antarctic Research Season". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. ^ "Tuttell Point". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

78°15′35″S 163°50′48″E / 78.25972°S 163.84667°E / -78.25972; 163.84667



tuttell+point Latitude and Longitude:

78°15′35″S 163°50′48″E / 78.25972°S 163.84667°E / -78.25972; 163.84667
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuttell Point [1] is a cape that is located on the center of the southern shore of Heald Island Antarctica. [2] Heald Island is 3 miles (4.8 km) long, [3] and is completely surrounded by the Koettlitz Glacier. [4]

Tuttell Point was named for Lieutenant Commander Robert J. Tuttell of the United States Navy. He was a Naval Aviator [5] in Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) who flew logistics missions, including several high profile missions, in a ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft. He flew missions in Antarctica during the Antarctic Summer Seasons from 1983 to 1986 in support of Operation Deep Freeze. He also flew Winter Fly In (WINFLY) [6] missions in 1984 and 1985. The feature's name was approved on October 23, 2012 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "Tuttell Point". SCAR: Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. ^ "Heald Island". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. ^ "Heald Island". SCAR: Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. ^ "Naval Aviation". NHHC. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. ^ ""Winfly" Heralds Beginning of Antarctic Research Season". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  7. ^ "Tuttell Point". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

78°15′35″S 163°50′48″E / 78.25972°S 163.84667°E / -78.25972; 163.84667



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