Meusnier Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 32 ′ S , 61 ° 37 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Charlotte Bay | |
The Meusnier Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of the West Antarctic Graham Lands . It is located as the western branch of the Eurydice Peninsula 6 km southeast of Portal Point on the shores of Charlotte Bay .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) of the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery mapped them. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the French engineer and General Jean-Baptiste Meusnier de la Place (1754-1793), who in 1784 had developed plans to build the first controllable impact airship .
Web links
- Meusnier Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Meusnier Point on geographic.org (English)