Eubanks Point

Eubanks Point (

73°27′S 93°38′W / 73.450°S 93.633°W / -73.450; -93.633Coordinates: 73°27′S 93°38′W / 73.450°S 93.633°W / -73.450; -93.633) is a point with steep ice-covered slopes which is marked by a rock exposure on the northeast face, located 2 nautical miles (4 km) west-southwest of the summit of Mount Loweth in the Jones Mountains. It was mapped by the University of Minnesota – Jones Mountains Party, 1960–61, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Staff Sergeant , a United States Marine Corps navigator with U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6, who participated in pioneering flights of LC-47 Dakota aircraft from Byrd Station to the Eights Coast area in November 1961.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Eubanks Point". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)