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Bonaparte Point

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Bonaparte Point or Roland Bonaparte Point is a narrow point at the south side of Arthur Harbor on the southwest coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Bonaparte Point is located at 64°47′S 64°05′W / 64.783°S 64.083°W / -64.783; -64.083. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Prince Roland Bonaparte, then President of the Paris Geographical Society.