Humann Point
| Humann Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 24 ′ S , 62 ° 41 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island ( Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Duperré Bay and Dallmann Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Rush glacier | |
The Humann Point is a cape on the Brabant Island in the Antarctic Palmer Archipelago . Together with Fleming Point 7 km northeast, it marks the mouth of the Rush Glacier in Dallmann Bay and the north side of the entrance to Duperré Bay alone .
It was mapped during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcot . Charcot named the cape after the French Vice Admiral Edgar Humann (1838–1914), Chief of Staff of the French Navy from 1894 to 1895.
Web links
- Humann Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Humann Point on geographic.org (English)