Cape Découverte
| Cape Découverte | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 46 ′ S , 141 ° 33 ′ E | |
| location | Adélieland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Lake D'Urville | |
The Cape Découverte (from French découverte 'discovery' ) is a headland on the coast of the East Antarctic Adélielands . It marks the northwestern end of the group of Curzon Islands .
It was discovered and named during the Third French Antarctic Expedition (1837-1840) under the direction of the polar explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville . The cape was the first mainland brand that the expedition participants saw.
Web links
- Cape Découverte in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Découverte on geographic.org (English)