Cape Leblond
| Cape Leblond | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 4 ′ S , 66 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | Lavoisier Island , Biscoe Islands , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Pendleton Street | |
The Cape Leblond ( French Cap Leblond ) is a cape at the northern end of the Biscoe Islands belonging to Lavoisier Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula .
It was mapped during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcot . He named it after Auguste Leblond (1856–1934), Mayor of Rouen and President of the Geographical Society of Normandy .
Web links
- Cape Leblond in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Leblond on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 916 (English).