Casey Point
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Casey Point is a narrow rock spur separating Sheraton Glacier and Arriens Glacier
Arriens Glacier
Arriens Glacier is a small Antarctic glacier, south of Casey Point in the Mawson Escarpment, flowing west to reach Lambert Glacier. It was plotted from ANARE aerial photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973, and named by the Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee after P. Arriens,...

 in the Mawson Escarpment
Mawson Escarpment
Mawson Escarpment is a flat-topped, west-facing escarpment which extends in a north-south direction for along the east side of Lambert Glacier. It was discovered by Flying Officer J. Seaton, RAAF, of ANARE while on a reconnaissance flight in November, 1956. Named by ANCA for Sir Douglas Mawson....

, Antarctica. It was plotted from ANARE aerial photographs taken in 1956, 1960 and 1973, and named by the Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee, abbreviated AANMC, was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the sub-Antarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands...

 after J. N. Casey, (then) Assistant Director (Geology) of the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Australian Department of Minerals and Energy, Canberra
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Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

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