Canon Point
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Cañón Point is a headland marking the southwest side of the entrance to Bancroft Bay
, on the west coast of Graham Land
. It was first roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954.
Bancroft Bay
Bancroft Bay is a bay lying between Charlotte Bay and Wilhelmina Bay, along the west coast of Graham Land. The bay was first roughly indicated by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99...
, 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...
. It was first roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache, 1897–99. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954.