Pasteur Peninsula
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Pasteur Peninsula is a broad peninsula
5 nautical miles (9 km) long in a north-south direction and ranging from 5 to 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide between Guyou Bay
and Bouquet Bay
, forming the north end of Brabant Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1903–05, and named by Charcot in honor of Louis Pasteur
, famous French chemist.
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"....
5 nautical miles (9 km) long in a north-south direction and ranging from 5 to 8 nautical miles (15 km) wide between Guyou Bay
Guyou Bay
Guyou Bay is a bay 4 nautical miles wide, which indents the west coast of Brabant Island between Claude Point and Metchnikoff Point, in the Palmer Archipelago...
and Bouquet Bay
Bouquet Bay
Bouquet Bay is a bay, 7 miles wide, lying between Liege Island and the N part of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the FrAE, 1903–05, and named by Charcot for Jean Bouquet de la Grye, French hydrographic engineer and a member of the commission which published the scientific...
, forming the north end of Brabant Island
Brabant Island
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is located at . Brabant Island is long in a north-south direction, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry...
, 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....
. Mapped 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, and named by Charcot in honor of Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...
, famous French chemist.