Zapato Point
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Zapato Point is a point 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Canon Point
on the west coast of Graham Land
. First seen by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache, which sailed between the point and Brooklyn Island
, on February 7, 1898. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954.
Canon Point
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....
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...
. First seen 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, which sailed between the point and Brooklyn Island
Brooklyn Island
Brooklyn Island is an island long, lying south of Nansen Island in the eastern part of Wilhelmina Bay, off the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache, 1897–99, and named after Brooklyn, New York, the home of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, American...
, on February 7, 1898. The name appears on an Argentine government chart of 1954.