Mount Jacquinot

Mount Jacquinot (63°22′S 57°53′W / 63.367°S 57.883°W / -63.367; -57.883Coordinates: 63°22′S 57°53′W / 63.367°S 57.883°W / -63.367; -57.883) is a pyramidal peak, 475 metres (1,560 ft) high, with exposed rock on its north side, lying 3 miles (5 km) south of Cape Legoupil and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Huon Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was discovered by a French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, who named it for Lieutenant Charles Jacquinot, the commander of the expedition corvette Zelée.[1]

There was some controversy regarding claims of who found the continent first — Edward Bransfield or Nathaniel Palmer. In these debates, Mount Jacquinot figured prominently.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacquinot, Mount". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-13.
  2. ↑ Hinks, Arthur R. "Antarctica Discovered: A Reply," Geographical Review, Vol. 31, No. 3, July 1941, pp. 491-498.

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