Lefèvre-Utile Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 50 ′ S , 63 ° 31 ′ W | |
| location | Doumer Island , Palmer Archipelago , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters | Neumayer Canal | |
The Lefèvre-Utile Point is a headland on the north side of Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 1.5 km west of Curie Point .
They were discovered by participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . Charcot named it after the French pastry maker Louis Lefèvre-Utile (1858–1940), a sponsor of the research trip .
Web links
- Lefèvre-Utile Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lefèvre-Utile Point on geographic.org (English)