Metchnikoff Point
Metchnikoff Point is a point forming the western extremity of Pasteur Peninsula in northern Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first charted by the Third French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Russian-born zoologist and bacteriologist Élie Metchnikoff, who succeeded Louis Pasteur as the director of the Pasteur Institute in Paris.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 metres (130 feet)
- Description: headland in Antarctica
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-64.04099° or 64° 2′ 28″ south
Longitude
-62.5747° or 62° 34′ 29″ west
Open location code
377VXC5G+J4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Metchnikoff Point” goes by many names.
MetchnikoffCebuano
梅奇尼科夫角Chinese
נקודת מצ’ניקובHebrew
נקודת מצ’ניקוףHebrew
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