It was so named by a Joint Services Expedition to the Elephant Island Group (JSEEIG) party canoeing from O'Brien Island to Aspland Island on January 3, 1977, because the point appeared silhouetted against a full moon.

The name was approved by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1980.

[2] This article incorporates public domain material from "Aspland Island".

United States Geological Survey.

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