Beneden Head

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Coordinates: 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
Location of Beneden Head in Antarctica

Beneden Head (

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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 and author of several of the zoological reports of the expedition.

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Beneden Head". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)


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