Sadler Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 41 ′ S , 62 ° 3 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Wilhelmina Bay | |
The Sadler Point is a headland at the Danco Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 4 km east of Garnerin Point on the banks of Wilhelmina Bay .
Participants in the Belgica expedition (1897-1899) led by the Belgian polar explorer Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery mapped it for the first time. The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 1960 after the British aviation pioneer James Sadler (1751-1828), who on October 4, 1784 became the first British man to fly in a balloon .
Web links
- Sadler Point in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Sadler Point on geographic.org (English)