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Driencourt Point

Coordinates: 64°12′S 62°31′W / 64.200°S 62.517°W / -64.200; -62.517
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Driencourt Point (64°12′S 62°31′W / 64.200°S 62.517°W / -64.200; -62.517) is a point 6 nautical miles (11 km) southeast of Claude Point on the west side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was first charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot after Joseph F.L. Driencourt, a French engineer who advised on the hydrographic equipment for the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Driencourt Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-31.

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