Garnerin Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 41 ′ S , 62 ° 8 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Wilhelmina Bay | |
The Garnerin Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located southeast of the Pelseneer Island on the banks of Wilhelmina Bay .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery mapped it for the first time. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the French aviation pioneer André-Jacques Garnerin (1770-1825), who in 1797 succeeded in the first successful parachute jump from a balloon .
Web links
- Garnerin Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Garnerin Point on geographic.org (English)