Beneden Head
| Beneden Head | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 46 ′ S , 62 ° 42 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Andvord Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Errera Canal | |
The Beneden Head ( French Cap Van Beneden ) is a steep-walled, approximately 700 m high headland on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . In the southeast of the Arctowski Peninsula , it limits the entrance to Andvord Bay to the north and the southern entrance to the Errera Canal to the south .
The cliff-like cape was discovered during the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery . This named it after the Belgian biologist Édouard van Beneden (1846-1910), member of the expedition commission. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the name into English in 1957.
Web links
- Beneden Head in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Beneden Head on geographic.org (English)