Gourdon Peninsula
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Gourdon Peninsula is a snow-covered peninsula
6 nautical miles (11 km) long, forming the southeast side of Lapeyrere Bay
on the northeast coast of Anvers Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. The northeast coast of Anvers Island was roughly surveyed by the French Antarctic Expedition
under Charcot in 1905 and the name "Pointe Gourdon," for Vice-Admiral Gourdon of the French Navy
, was given to a point between Lapeyrere and Fournier Bays. The United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1956 altered the name to Gourdon Peninsula and applied it to the peninsula described, which almost certainly is the feature Charcot had in mind when he gave the original name.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
6 nautical miles (11 km) long, forming the southeast side of Lapeyrere Bay
Lapeyrere Bay
Lapeyrere Bay is a bay 7 nautical miles long and 2 nautical miles wide, which lies north of Gourdon Peninsula and indents the northeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The bay was roughly charted by the German expedition under Dallmann, 1873-74. Recharted by the French...
on the northeast coast of Anvers Island
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
, 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....
. The northeast coast of Anvers Island was roughly surveyed 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 Charcot in 1905 and the name "Pointe Gourdon," for Vice-Admiral Gourdon of the 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...
, was given to a point between Lapeyrere and Fournier Bays. The United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1956 altered the name to Gourdon Peninsula and applied it to the peninsula described, which almost certainly is the feature Charcot had in mind when he gave the original name.