O'Neill Point

O'Neill Point is the north point of Lautaro Island, lying 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) west-southwest of Lemaire Island in Gerlache Strait. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1977 for Vincent Michael O'Neill, Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) radio operator and mechanic at Danco Island, 1957–58, and Deception Island, 1958–59.

For the headland on Arctowski Peninsula, 40 kilometres (25 mi) east, see O'Neal Point.
O'Neill Point
LocationGraham Land
Coordinates64°49′S 63°6′W
AreaAntarctica

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