Moureaux Point

Moureaux Point (63°57′S 61°49′W) is a point which forms the north extremity of Kran Peninsula and Liege Island in Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The feature was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903–05, who named it for Théodule Moureaux, director of the Parc Saint-Maur Observatory, near Paris. The point was photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956-57.

Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Further reading

• NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 145

See also

• Mount Pierre (Palmer Archipelago)

External links

• Moureaux Point on USGS website
• Moureaux Point on AADC website
• Moureaux Point on SCAR website
• Moureaux Point Copernix satellite image

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Moureaux Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.