Eijkman Point
| Eijkman Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 37 ′ S , 64 ° 10 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Leroux Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Macrobius Cove | |
The Eijkman Point is a headland at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . As an extension of a rock spur, it protrudes 6 km south-southeast of Nuñez Point into Leroux Bay and marks the south-western boundary of the entrance to Macrobius Cove .
Participants in the British Graham Land Expedition (1934–1937) led by the Australian polar explorer John Rymill made the first mapping. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1959 after the Dutch doctor, pathologist, bacteriologist and hygienist Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930), who had carried out pioneering research on the development and prevention of beriberi between 1890 and 1897 .
Web links
- Eijkman Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Eijkman Point on geographic.org (English)