Takaki Promontory
| Takaki Promontory | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 32 '54 " S , 64 ° 12' 50" W | |
| location | Graham Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Grandidier Canal | |
| Waters 2 | Leroux Bay | |
The Takaki Promontory is a peninsula on the Graham Coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located at the northwest end of the Barison Peninsula . The Nuñez Point at its seaward end marks the northeast boundary of the entrance from the Grandidier Canal to Leroux Bay .
It was discovered and roughly mapped during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903–1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot . The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named them in 1959 after the Japanese marine doctor Takaki Kanehiro (1849-1920), who in 1882 was the first to prevent the development of the deficiency disease beriberi by adjusting the diet under empirical test conditions .
Web links
- Takaki Promontory in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Takaki Promontory on geographic.org (English)