Angot Point

Angot Point (63°48′S 61°41′W) is a headland which marks the south tip of Hoseason Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was named by the French Antarctic Expedition under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1903–05, for Alfred Angot, Assistant Director of the French Meteorological Service and a member of the commission which published the scientific results of the expedition.

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


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