Siffrey Point
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Siffrey Point is a low rocky point projecting from the north coast of Trinity Peninsula
, 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Cape Dubouzet
. The feature is a reidentification of "Cap Siffrey," named by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville
in 1838.
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
, 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Cape Dubouzet
Cape Dubouzet
Cape Dubouzet is a cape which marks the northeast extremity of Antarctic Peninsula. Charted in 1838 by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Lieutenant Joseph Dubouzet of the expedition ship Zelee....
. The feature is a reidentification of "Cap Siffrey," named by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville
Jules Dumont d'Urville
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville was a French explorer, naval officer and rear admiral, who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.-Childhood:Dumont was born at Condé-sur-Noireau...
in 1838.