Mont Docteur Récamier is a mountain in the
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (, TAAF) is an overseas territory ( or ) of France. It consists of:
* Adélie Land (), the French claim on the continent of Antarctica.
* Crozet Islands (), a group in the southern Indian Ocean, south ...
. Located in the
Joffre Peninsula
The Joffre Peninsula () is a peninsula in the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
It is located in the northern sector of Grande Terre, between the Baie Rhodes to the west, beyond which lies Île Foch, and the Baleiniers Gul ...
,
Kerguelen
The Kerguelen Islands ( or ; in French commonly ' but officially ', ), also known as the Desolation Islands (' in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic region. They are among the most isolated places on Earth, with the closest t ...
, it rises to a height of above sea level.
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Mont Docteur Récamier is the highest point of the Joffre Peninsula. It rises at the southwestern end, a little to the east of the narrow isthmus.
History
This mountain was named in 1913 or 1914 by
Raymond Rallier du Baty
Raymond Rallier du Baty (30 August 1881 – 7 May 1978) was a French sailor and Exploration, explorer, from Lorient in Brittany, who carried out surveys of the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands in the southern Indian Ocean in the early 20th century. ...
after Doctor
Joseph Récamier
Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (6 November 1774 – 28 June 1852) was a French gynecologist.
He was born in Cressin-Rochefort, Ain. For much of his professional career he was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, where in 1806 he became c ...
, secretary and travel companion of
Duke Philippe D'Orléans. It first appeared on the map in 1922.
[Gracie Delépine, ]
Toponymie des Terres Australes
', éditions La Documentation française, Paris, 1973, p. 121
See also
*
Toponymy of the Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands, an archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, were discovered uninhabited on February 12, 1772 by Bretons, Breton navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Yves Joseph de Kerguelen de Trémarec, and have remained without ...
References
External links
IPF - Logistics and implementation of science
Landforms of the Kerguelen Islands
Landforms of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
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