Damoy Point

Damoy Point is a headland 900 metres (980 yd) west-northwest of Flag Point, the northern entrance point to the harbour of Port Lockroy, on the western side of Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica. It was discovered and named by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]

Damoy Point Hut
Hut
Damoy Point Hut
Damoy Point Hut
Damoy Point Hut is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Damoy Point Hut
Damoy Point Hut
Location of Damoy Point Hut in Antarctic Peninsula
Coordinates: 64°49′04″S 63°30′15″W
ContinentAntarctica
Location in Antarctic PeninsulaDamoy Point
Port Lockroy
Palmer Archipelago
Antarctica
Administered byBritish Antarctic Survey
Established1973 (1973)
TypeSeasonal
StatusOperational

Damoy Point Hut

A well-preserved hut containing scientific equipment and other artifacts stands at the point. It was built in 1973 and used for several years as a British summer air facility and transit station for scientific personnel. It was last occupied in 1993. It has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 84), following a proposal by the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[2]

Since 2009, the hut has been managed by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, a British charity responsible for managing six historic huts on the Antarctic Peninsula.[3] In 2023, Damoy Hut was repainted in its original bright orange after a conservation team spent nearly four weeks camping and working on the continent.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Damoy Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. "List of Historic Sites and Monuments approved by the ATCM (2012)" (PDF). Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. "UKAHT - Heritage". www.ukaht.org. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. "UKAHT - Damoy". www.ukaht.org. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Damoy Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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