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Continuing south along the west coast, the next notable feature is
Longridge Head, which forms the north side of Whistling Bay and marks the south end of a small coastal ridge which extends 3 nautical miles (6 km) northward along the peninsula. The descriptive name was applied by FIDS personnel
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Shmidt Point marks the north extremity of
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404:Somigliana Glacier
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