Cape Bellue
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Cape Bellue is a cape which forms the north side of the entrance to Darbel Bay
, on the west coast of Graham Land
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named by him for Admiral Bellue, Superintendent of the Dockyard at Cherbourg, France.
Darbel Bay
Darbel Bay is a bay 25 nautical miles wide, indenting the west coast of Graham Land between Capes Bellue and Rey. Discovered and roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1908–10, who gave it the name "Baie Marin Darbel." The bay was further charted in 1931 by DI...
, on the west coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named by him for Admiral Bellue, Superintendent of the Dockyard at Cherbourg, France.