Cape Renard

Cape Renard (65°1′15″S 63°46′12″W) is a cape forming the south side of the entrance to Flandres Bay and separating the Danco and Graham Coasts on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Situated on the minor Renard Island just off the north extremity of Kiev Peninsula, and surmounted by Una's Peaks. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache and named by him for Professor A. Renard, a member of the Belgica Commission and of the Belgian Royal Academy.

Cape Renard[1]

Cape Renard[1] Antarctica
Location	Cape Renard Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica
Coordinates	65°01′11″S 63°46′14″W
Year first constructed	n/a
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	fiber glass tower[1]
Tower shape	cyldrical tower with balcony and light
Markings / pattern	white tower with red band[1]
Tower height	3 metres (9.8 ft)[1]
Focal height	7 metres (23 ft)[1]
Light source	solar power
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1]
Characteristic	Fl W 10s.[1]
Admiralty number	G1401[1]
NGA number	2793[1]

Azufre Point lies about 3 miles (5 km) southeast.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Antarctica

References

1. List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.

• Cape Renard. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

Cape Renard with Una's Peaks on the left, Booth Island on the right, and between them Lemaire Channel

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

300pxLocation of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.