D'Ursel Point (64°25′S 62°20′W / 64.417°S 62.333°W / -64.417; -62.333) is a headland which marks the south side of the entrance to Buls Bay on the southeast coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.

Avicenna Bay sits approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southwest.[1]

History

It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named by him for count Hippolyte d'Ursel (Brussel, 17 November 1850 - 9 December 1937), Président of the Royal Belgian Society of Géographics and a supporter of the expedition. The cape was recharted by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey from Norsel in April 1955 and photographed from the air by FIDASE, 1956–57.[2]

Maps

References

  1. "Antarctica Detail - Avicenna Bay". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. "Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research". Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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