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Haigh Point

Coordinates: 64°55′S 63°6′W / 64.917°S 63.100°W / -64.917; -63.100
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Haigh Point (64°55′S 63°6′W / 64.917°S 63.100°W / -64.917; -63.100) is a point west of Mount Banck, Danco Coast, Antarctica, forming the northern entrance point of Thomas Cove. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in association with Thomas Cove after Dorothy Haigh, Head of the Cartographic Section at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1948–70, with responsibility for preparing UK-APC maps.[1]

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  1. ^ "Haigh Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-05-15.

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