Duthiers Point
| Duthiers Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 48 ′ S , 62 ° 49 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
| Waters 2 | Andvord Bay and Aguirre Passage | |
The Duthiers Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the southern boundary of the entrance to Andvord Bay and the eastern boundary of the northern entrance to the Aguirre Passage .
It was discovered during the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) under the direction of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery , who named it as Cap Lacaze-Duthiers . It is named after the French zoologist Félix Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee changed the name into English in 1959.
Web links
- Duthiers Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Duthiers Point on geographic.org (English)