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      Point Alden is an ice-covered point in Antarctica with rock exposures along the seaward side. The point marks the western side of the entrance to Commonwealth Bay and the division between Adélie Coast and George V Coast in Antarctica. The point was discovered on January 30, 1840, by the USEE under Lt. Charles Wilkes, and named by him for Lt. James Alden of the expedition's flagship Vincennes.


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      Further reading


      Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica. Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center. 1992. p. 446.
      Stüwe, Kurt; Oliver, Robin (1989). "Geological history of Adélie Land and King George V Land, Antarctica: Evidence for a polycyclic metamorphic evolution". Precambrian Research. 43 (4). Elsevier BV: 317–334. doi:10.1016/0301-9268(89)90063-6. ISSN 0301-9268.


      External links


      Point Alden on USGS website
      Point Alden on AADC website
      Point Alden on SCAR website
      Point Alden on mindat.org
      This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

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