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Cape Renard

Coordinates: 65°1′S 63°47′W / 65.017°S 63.783°W / -65.017; -63.783
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Location of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
Cape Renard with Una's Peaks on the left, Booth Island on the right, and between them Lemaire Channel

Cape Renard (65°1′S 63°47′W / 65.017°S 63.783°W / -65.017; -63.783) is a cape forming the south side of the entrance to Flandres Bay and separating the Danco and Graham Coasts on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Situated on the minor Renard Island just off the north extremity of Kiev Peninsula, and surmounted by Una's Peaks. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache and named by him for Professor A. Renard, a member of the Belgica Commission and of the Belgian Royal Academy.

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