Pourquoi Pas Point

Pourquoi Pas Point
Location of Pourquoi Pas Point in Antarctica

Pourquoi Pas (66°12′S 136°11′E / 66.200°S 136.183°E / -66.200; 136.183Coordinates: 66°12′S 136°11′E / 66.200°S 136.183°E / -66.200; 136.183) is an ice-covered point which forms the west side of the entrance to Victor Bay. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1950–52, and named in 1954 after the French polar ship Pourquoi-Pas?. (English translation: Why Not?)

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