Beneden Head

Coordinates: 64°46′00″S 62°42′00″W / 64.766667°S 62.7°W / -64.766667; -62.7

Location of Beneden Head in Antarctica

Beneden Head (64°46′S 62°42′W / 64.767°S 62.700°W / -64.767; -62.700) is a steep-sided headland, 700 metres (2,300 ft) high, forming the north side of the entrance to Andvord Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named after Professor Edouard Van Beneden, president of the Belgica Commission and author of several of the zoological reports of the expedition.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Beneden Head" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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