Duperre Bay
| Duperre Bay | ||
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| Waters | Dallmann Bay | |
| Land mass | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Geographical location | 64 ° 27 ′ 0 ″ S , 62 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| length | 5 km | |
| Tributaries | Jenner Glacier , Dimkow Glacier | |
The Duperré Bay ( French Baie Duperré ) is a bay on the coast of the Brabant Island in the Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . It is located immediately northeast of the Hulot Peninsula at the southwest end of the island.
It was discovered during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) led by the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . Charcot named it after Rear Admiral Charles-Marie Duperré (1832-1914) of the French Navy .
Web links
- Duperré Bay in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Duperré Bay on geographic.org (English)