Monnier Point
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Monnier Point is a low, mainly ice-covered point forming the south side of the entrance to Mill Inlet
, on the east coast of Graham Land
. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
(RARE) under Ronne, and charted from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the FIDS for Franz R.V. Le Monnier, Austrian polar bibliographer.
Mill Inlet
Mill Inlet is an ice-filled inlet which recedes 8 miles in a northwest direction and is some 20 miles wide at its entrance between Cape Robinson and Monnier Point, along the east coast of Graham Land. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947 and named for Hugh Robert Mill...
, on the east 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...
. During 1947 it was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition
The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica.-Background:...
(RARE) under Ronne, and charted from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS). Named by the FIDS for Franz R.V. Le Monnier, Austrian polar bibliographer.