Demay Point
| Demay Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 13 ′ S , 58 ° 25 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Bransfield Street | |
| Waters 2 | Admiralty Bay | |
The Demay Point ( French Pointe Demay ) is a cape on King George Iceland in the South Shetland Islands , the western side of the entrance to Admiralty Bay marked.
The cape had been known to seal hunters since 1822. However, it was only named by the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910). It is named after A. Demay, Vice President of the Société d'océanographie du Golfe de Gascogne in Bordeaux . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names transferred the French name to English in 1952.
Web links
- Demay Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Demay Point on geographic.org (English)