Géologie Archipelago [SEP] continent
Géologie Archipelago
The Géologie Archipelago, also known as the Geology Archipelago or Cape Geology Archipelago, is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close to the north of Cape Géodésie and Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, extending from Helene Island on the west to the Dumoulin Islands on the east, in Adélie Land, Antarctica.
History.
The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on Débarquement Rock in the Dumoulin Islands on 22 January 1840. Because rock samples were obtained, they gave the name "Pointe Géologie" to
Zélée""), site of Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, Documents, Historic Sites and Monuments, enlarge to find the number 38 position of the ships before landing on Débarquement Rock more than 7 nautical miles southward (about 14 km), near the tongue of the Astrolabe Glacier called "Pointe Géologie" on the map.
- Map of Pointe Géologie archipelago, site of Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine
- IGN Map of Pointe Géologie archipelago, site of Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, Documents,