Damoy Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 49 ′ S , 63 ° 31 ′ W | |
| location | Wiencke Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
The Damoy Point ( French Pointe Damoy ) is a headland on the west coast of Wiencke Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . It is located half a mile west-northwest of Flag Point .
Participants of the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot discovered the headland. Charcot named it after the French merchant Julien Damoy (1844-1941), who had supplied the research trip with food. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names translated the name into English in 1951.
Web links
- Damoy Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Damoy Point on geographic.org (English)