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Dykeman Point
Dykeman
Point
is a snow-covered point between
Rameau Inlet
and
Verdi Inlet
, marking the northwestern
extremity
of
Pesce Peninsula
on the
Beethoven Peninsula
,
southwest
Alexander Island
,
Antarctica
. It was mapped by the
United States Geological Survey
from U.S. Navy
aerial photographs
taken 1967–68 and from
Landsat
imagery taken 1972–73. It was named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for
Commander
Paul R. Dykeman, U.S. Navy,
Commanding Officer
of
Antarctic Development Squadron Six
from
May 1981
to
May 1982
.