Monnier Point
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 6 ′ S , 64 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Foyn coast | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Mill Inlet | |
The Monnier Point is a low, ice-covered cape at the Foyn coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It marks the southern end of the entrance to Mill Inlet .
The first aerial photographs of the formation were made in 1947 during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The mapping was carried out in the same year by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), which named the Cape after Franz Ritter von Le Monnier (1854-1925), an Austrian bibliographer on polar scientific literature.
Web links
- Monnier Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Monnier Point on geographic.org (English)