Curie Point
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Curie Point French: Pointe P. Curie |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 63 ° 28 ′ W | |
| location | Doumer Island , Palmer Archipelago , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters | Neumayer Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Peltier channel | |
The Curie Point ( French Pointe P. Curie ) is a headland that forms the northeastern extension of the Doumer Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago .
Participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot mapped the headland. Charcot named it after the French chemist Pierre Curie (1859-1906). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee transferred the French name to English on November 21, 1949.
Web links
- Curie Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Curie Point on geographic.org (English)