Eckener Point
| Eckener Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 26 ′ S , 61 ° 36 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Charlotte Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Latinka Cove | |
The Eckener Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the northeast side of the entrance to Charlotte Bay and the east side of the entrance to Latinka Cove .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery carried out the first rough mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the German airship pioneer Hugo Eckener (1868-1954).
Web links
- Eckener Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Eckener Point on geographic.org (English)