Gauthier Point
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Gauthier Point French: Pointe Gauthier |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 63 ° 35 ′ W | |
| location | Doumer Island , Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Neumayer Canal | |
The Gauthier Point ( French Pointe Gauthier ) is the northern branch of the Doumer Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago .
They were discovered by participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . Charcot named it after François Mathurin Gautier [sic!] (1832–1918), the builder of his expedition ships Français and Pourquoi-Pas? . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee converted this designation into English, keeping the incorrect spelling.
Web links
- Gauthier Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Gauthier Point on geographic.org (English)