Marescot Point

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Marescot Point (63°29′S 58°35′W / 63.483°S 58.583°W / -63.483; -58.583Coordinates: 63°29′S 58°35′W / 63.483°S 58.583°W / -63.483; -58.583) is a small but distinctive low rocky point projecting north from Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) east of Thanaron Point. This feature is a reidentification of Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville's original "Cap Marescot," named after Jacques Marescot du Thilleul (1808–39), an ensign on the Astrolabe during d'Urville's expedition (1837–40), who died during the voyage.[1]

Map

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

References

  1. ↑ "Marescot Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-08-05.

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