Driencourt Point

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,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Smellie, J.L.; McIntosh, W.C.; Esser, R. (2006). "Eruptive environment of volcanism on Brabant Island: Evidence for thin wet-based ice in northern Antarctic Peninsula during the Late Quaternary". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 231 (1–2): 233–252. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.07.035.
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