Cape Valavielle
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 Map of Laurie Island with the Watson Peninsula (top right), at the northern end of which is Cape Valavielle |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 40 ′ S , 44 ° 33 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Scotia Lake | |
| Waters 2 | Marr Bay | |
 Map of Laurie Island from 1903 with Cape Buchanan in the northeast. A Cape Vallavielle is drawn further east on this map. |
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Cape Valavielle ( French Cap Valavielle ) is a cape on the north coast of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . It lies at the northern end of the Watson Peninsula and marks the western limit of the entrance to Marr Bay .
The cape was mapped in February 1838 during the Antarctic expedition (1837-1940) of the French polar explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville . The further naming background has not been passed down. On the map from 1903 the cape is still marked as Cape Buchanan . A Cape Vallavielle ( misspelling ) is drawn further east on this map.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Cape Valavielle in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Valavielle on geographic.org (English)