Flag Point
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Flag Point is a point which lies 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) east-southeast of Damoy Point
and forms the north side of the entrance to Port Lockroy
, Wiencke Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, under Charcot. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944. When the FIDS base at Port Lockroy was established in 1944, a metal Union Jack was erected on this point.
Damoy Point
Damoy Point is a point 0.5 nautical miles west-northwest of Flag Point, the north entrance point to the harbor of Port Lockroy, on the west side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Charcot....
and forms the north side of the entrance to Port Lockroy
Port Lockroy
Port Lockroy is a natural harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula of the British Antarctic Territory. After its discovery in 1904 by the French Antarctic Expedition it was used for whaling between 1911 and 1931 and British military operations during World War II and then continued to operate as a...
, Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. 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....
, 1903–05, under Charcot. Named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944. When the FIDS base at Port Lockroy was established in 1944, a metal Union Jack was erected on this point.