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Hardy Point

Hardy Point is the western point of Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for Alister C. Hardy, a member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee, 1924–28, and professor of zoology at University College Hull.

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Hardy Point (59°25′S 27°4′W / 59.417°S 27.067°W / -59.417; -27.067) is the western point of Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for Alister C. Hardy, a member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee, 1924–28, and professor of zoology at University College Hull.12

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 This article incorporates public domain material from "Hardy Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.