Cape Margerie is a low, ice-covered cape, marked by prominent rock outcrops at its north end, lying midway between Cape Mousse

Cape Mousse

Cape Mousse is a small rocky cape, fringed by many small islands and backed by moraine close to the south, protruding through the coastal icecap 2.5 nautical miles southwest of Cape Decouverte. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47...

 and Lacroix Nunatak

Lacroix Nunatak

Lacroix Nunatak is a ridge of terminal moraine, about 1 nautical mile long and 75 m high, standing immediately south of a small zone of low rocky ridges which protrude above the ice-covered point 2 nautical miles southwest of Cape Margerie, Adelie Coast...

 and bounded on the north by numerous rocky islands. Charted by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition

Australasian Antarctic Expedition

The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...

 under Mawson, 1911–14, who named this feature for Emmanuel de Margerie, French geographer and geologist. Cape Margerie served as the main base site for 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....

 parties under Liotard, in 1950-51, and Barre, in 1951-52, until fire destroyed the main buildings of their base, known as Port Martin

Port Martin

Port Martin is an anchorage lying immediately off Cape Margerie. Discovered in 1950 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Liotard, and named by them in conjunction with the expedition base established on Cape Margerie. Named for Andre-Paul Martin, second-in-command of the expedition who died...

, in January 1952.