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Beneden Head

Coordinates: 64°46′00″S 62°42′00″W / 64.766667°S 62.7°W / -64.766667; -62.7
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64°46′00″S 62°42′00″W / 64.766667°S 62.7°W / -64.766667; -62.7

Beneden Head is located in Antarctica
Beneden Head
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Location of Beneden Head in Antarctica

Beneden Head (64°46′S 62°42′W / 64.767°S 62.700°W / -64.767; -62.700) is a steep-sided headland, 700 metres (2,300 ft) high, forming the north side of the entrance to Andvord Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named after Professor Edouard Van Beneden, president of the Belgica Commission and author of several of the zoological reports of the expedition.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Beneden Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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