Gibbs Point

Gibbs Point, a rock point on the Antarctic Peninsula, the most northern area of the continent of Antarctica, was named for African American Antarctic explorer, George W. Gibbs, Jr. on September 2, 2009.[1][2] On that date, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (U.S. Board on Geographic Names) confirmed the place name in Antarctica for Gibbs as the first black explorer to set foot on the continent.[3][4] Gibbs Point is a rock point forming the northwest entrance to Gaul Cove, on the northeast of Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula.[4]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Adam Christian. Black Past.org "Gibbs, Jr., George W. (1916-2000)". Retrieved August 1, 2012. Contributor to: clientgenie.cgi?butName=Who%20is%20George%20Gibbs%3F&cId=&permission=3&username=; http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&personid=28147 Legacy.com obituary for George W. Gibbs Jr. Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 1, 2012. Also found at http://sites.google.com/site/gwgibbsjr/.
  2. ^ Woodford, Chris (2011). Arctic Tundra and Polar Deserts. Raintree. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4329-4172-7. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ Rejcek, Peter. Making history: Gibbs first person of African descent to set foot on Antarctic continent Archived 2012-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. In The Antarctic Sun. Posted October 1, 2010. United States Antarctic Program web site. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Geens, Stefan. "Double Honors for African-American Antarctic Explorer George W. Gibbs Jr." International Polar Year, 2007-2008 web site Archived 2011-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2012.

67°48′22″S 67°09′38″W / 67.80611°S 67.16056°W / -67.80611; -67.16056

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