Cape Rey
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Cape Rey is a dark rocky cape between the southwest side of Darbel Bay
and the northeast side of Lallemand Fjord
, on the west coast of Graham Land
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, under Charcot, and named by him for Lieutenant Joseph J. Rey, French Navy
, meteorologist of the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05.
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...
and the northeast side of Lallemand Fjord
Lallemand Fjord
The Lallemand Fjord is a fjord located east of Arrowsmith Peninsula and west of Pernik Peninsula on Loubet Coast on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 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 Lieutenant Joseph J. Rey, French Navy
French Navy
The French Navy, officially the Marine nationale and often called La Royale is the maritime arm of the French military. It includes a full range of fighting vessels, from patrol boats to a nuclear powered aircraft carrier and 10 nuclear-powered submarines, four of which are capable of launching...
, meteorologist of the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot, 1903-05.