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Gauthier Point (64°50′S 63°36′W / 64.833°S 63.600°W / -64.833; -63.600) is a point which forms the northern extremity of Doumer Island in the Palmer Archipelago. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, who named it for François Gauthier, builder of the expedition ships Français and Pourquoi-Pas.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Gauthier Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 18 April 2012.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Gauthier Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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