Metchnikoff Point
| Metchnikoff Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 2 ′ S , 62 ° 34 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Guyou Bay | |
The Metchnikoff Point ( French Pointe Metchnikoff ) is a headland on the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula . The cape forms the western branch of the Pasteur Peninsula and limits the entrance to Guyou Bay to the north .
It was discovered during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of the polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . He named it after the Russian immunologist Ilya Metschnikow (1845–1916), then director of the Pasteur Institute .
Web links
- Metchnikoff Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Metchnikoff Point on geographic.org (English)