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The first African-American in Antarctica: George W. Gibbs Jr.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Glenn M. Stein
Glenn M. Stein*
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646 Park Forest Court, Apopka, Florida 32703-1970, USA (eloasis@earthlink.net)
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On 2 September 2009, the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US Board on Geographic Names) confirmed a place name for George Washington Gibbs Jr, the first African-American expedition member to set foot on the Antarctic continent (Fig. 1). Gibbs Point forms the northwest entrance to Gaul Cove, on the northeast of Horseshoe Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula (67°48′22″S, 67°09′38″W) (Fig. 2).

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Polar Record , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , July 2010 , pp. 281 - 282
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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