Sirohi Point

Sirohi Point (83°57′S 170°6′E / 83.950°S 170.100°E / -83.950; 170.100Coordinates: 83°57′S 170°6′E / 83.950°S 170.100°E / -83.950; 170.100) is a rock point at the north side of the terminus of Alice Glacier, where the latter enters Beardmore Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Giri Raj Singh Sirohi Girraj S. Sirohi, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at McMurdo Station, 1960-61.

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