Wauters Point

Wauters Point (64°6′S 61°43′W / 64.100°S 61.717°W / -64.100; -61.717Coordinates: 64°6′S 61°43′W / 64.100°S 61.717°W / -64.100; -61.717) is an ice-covered point forming the north end of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named by him for Alphonse Wauters, a supporter of the expedition.

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