Claude Point

Claude Point is a headland which forms the south side of the entrance to on the west side of , in the . It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–1905, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for Monsieur Claude, an associate member of the Bureau des Longitudes.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland
  • Also known as: Claude, punta

Claude Point

Latitude
-64.11596° or 64° 6′ 58″ south
Longitude
-62.6177° or 62° 37′ 4″ west
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
377VV9MJ+JW
Geo­Names ID
6631241
Wiki­data ID
Q881376
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Claude Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Claude (punta)
  • Cebuano: Claude
  • Chinese: 克勞德角
  • German: Claude Point
  • German: Kap Claude
  • Hebrew: נקודת קלוד
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Claude Point
  • Spanish: Claude, Punta
  • Swedish: Claude (udde)
  • Swedish: Claude Point

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