Siffrey Point
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Siffrey Point () is a low rocky point projecting from the north coast of
Trinity Peninsula Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the ...
, Antarctica situated west-northwest of
Cape Dubouzet Cape Dubouzet () is a cape that marks the northeastern extremity of Trinity Peninsula and the Antarctic Peninsula. It is situated north by west of Sheppard Point, northeast of Vishegrad Knoll, east-southeast of Prime Head, east-southeast of ...
, east-southeast of
Prime Head A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a Product (mathematics), product of two smaller natural numbers. A natural number greater than 1 that is not prime is called a composite number. For example, 5 is prime ...
and northwest of Mount Bransfield. The feature is a reidentification of " Cap Siffrey," named by Captain
Jules Dumont d'Urville Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...
in 1838. Headlands of Trinity Peninsula {{TrinityPeninsula-geo-stub