Claude Point

Claude Point (64°7′S 62°36′W / 64.117°S 62.600°W / -64.117; -62.600Coordinates: 64°7′S 62°36′W / 64.117°S 62.600°W / -64.117; -62.600) is a headland which forms the south side of the entrance to Guyou Bay on the west side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Monsieur Claude, an associate member of the Bureau des Longitudes.

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