Cape Découverte or Cape Discovery (66°46′S 141°33′E) is the point of rocks which marks the northwest extremity of Curzon Islands

Curzon Islands

Curzon Islands are a small group of rocky islands lying close off Cape Decouverte, Adelie Coast. Probably sighted in January 1840 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville though not identified as islands on d'Urville's maps. The islands were roughly charted in 1912 by Captain J.K...

 along Adelie Coast. Discovered on January 21, 1840 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....

 under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Dumont d'Urville

Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer, naval officer and rear admiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.-Childhood:Dumont was born at Condé-sur-Noireau...

who gave the name "Cap de la Decouverte" (cape of the discovery). It was the first rocky point of the coast seen by members of the expedition.