Cape d'Ursel
| Cape d'Ursel | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 26 ′ S , 62 ° 19 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Gerlache Street | |
| Waters 2 | Buls Bay | |
The Cape d'Ursel ( French Cap d'Ursel , English D'Ursel Point ) is a cape on the southeast coast of the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the southern limit of the entrance to Buls Bay .
It was discovered during the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery , who named it after Hippolyte d'Ursel (1850–1937), president of the Société Royale Belge de Géographie and supporter of the research trip .
Web links
- D'Ursel Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- D'Ursel Point on geographic.org (English)