Claude Point (64°7′S 62°36′W / 64.117°S 62.600°W) is a headland which forms the south side of the entrance to Guyou Bay on the west side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Monsieur Claude, an associate member of the Bureau des Longitudes.
Maps
edit- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
Further reading
edit- Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 341
External links
edit- Claude Point on USGS website
- Claude Point on SCAR website
References
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This article incorporates public domain material from "Claude Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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