Besnard Point
| Besnard Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 63 ° 29 ′ W | |
| location | Wiencke Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Port Lockroy | |
| Waters 2 | Alice Creek | |
The Besnard Point ( French Pointe Besnard ) is a headland on the coast of Wiencke Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . It is located on the southeast side of Port Lockroy and marks the east entrance to Alice Creek .
Participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot discovered him. Charcot named him after A. E. Besnard (1863 – unknown), seaman on board the expedition ship Français .
Web links
- Besnard Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Besnard Point on geographic.org (English)