Lehaie Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 30 ′ S , 62 ° 46 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Schollaert Canal | |
The Lehaie Point ( French Cap Houzeau de Lehaye [sic!]) Is a headland at the southern end of the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms the southwestern extension of the Hulot Peninsula and protrudes into the Schollaert Canal .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery discovered them. Several people from Belgium are possible namesake, including the astronomer Jean-Charles Houzeau de Lehaie (1820–1888) and the botanist Jean Houzeau de Lehaie (1867–1959). Participants of the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot corrected the mapping made by de Gerlache. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee adapted the French name to English in 1960.
Web links
- Lehaie Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Lehaie Point on geographic.org (English)