Gauthier Point
Gauthier Point (64°50′S 63°36′W / 64.833°S 63.600°WCoordinates: 64°50′S 63°36′W / 64.833°S 63.600°W) is a point which forms the northern extremity of Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for , builder of the expedition ships Français and Pourquoi-Pas.[1]
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- ^ "Gauthier Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-18.
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- Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago
- Doumer Island
- Palmer Archipelago geography stubs