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Feature Name (see definition): Coupvent Point Feature Class (see definition): Summit Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 3217 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 63° 16' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 057° 36' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -63.2666667 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -57.6 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): No data Description (see definition): A point, with several off-lying rocks, projecting N from Trinity Peninsula, 5 mi SW of Lafarge Rocks. The name "Roche Coupvent" (Coupvent Rock) was given by Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville to a feature in the vicinity. The present name revives the d'Urville naming, given for August Coupvent-Desbois, officer on the Zelee and later the Astrolabe. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Coupvent Point in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Coupvent Point information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Coupvent Point should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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