Point Hennequin
| Point Hennequin | ||
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 7 ′ S , 58 ° 24 ′ W | |
| location | King George Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Martel Inlet and Mackellar Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Admiralty Bay | |
The Point Hennequin ( French Pointe Hennequin ) is a headland on the south coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies on the east bank of Admiralty Bay and forms the eastern boundary of the entrance to Martel and Mackellar Inlet .
The name was given by participants in the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908-1910) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot , who carried out measurements of Admiralty Bay in 1909. It is named after the Belgian geologist Néoclès Charles Auguste Émile Hennequin (1838–1902), member of the Société Royale Belge de Géographie . Scientists from the British Discovery Investigations converted the French name into English in the 1920s.
Web links
- Point Hennequin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Point Hennequin on geographic.org (English)