Moody Point

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Moody Point (

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63°18′S 55°1′W / 63.300°S 55.017°W / -63.300; -55.017Coordinates: 63°18′S 55°1′W / 63.300°S 55.017°W / -63.300; -55.017) is a point which forms the east end of Joinville Island, off the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a British expedition under James Clark Ross, 1839–43, and named by him for Richard Moody, lieutenant governor of the Falkland Islands.[1]

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  1. ^ "Moody Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-11-04.

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