Damoy Point Hut | |
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_Wiencke_Island.jpg) Damoy Point Hut | |
  Damoy Point Hut Location of Damoy Point Hut inAntarctic Peninsula | |
| Coordinates:64°49′04″S63°30′15″W / 64.817675°S 63.504093°W /-64.817675; -63.504093 | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Location in Antarctic Peninsula | Damoy Point Port Lockroy Palmer Archipelago Antarctica |
| Administered by | British Antarctic Survey |
| Established | 1973 (1973) |
| Type | Seasonal |
| Status | Operational |
Damoy Point is a headland 900 metres (980 yd) west-northwest ofFlag Point, the northern entrance point to the harbour ofPort Lockroy, on the western side ofWiencke Island in thePalmer Archipelago ofAntarctica. It was discovered and named by theFrench Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, underJean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]
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 aHistoric Site or Monument (HSM 84), following a proposal by the United Kingdom to theAntarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting.[2]
Since 2009, the hut has been managed by theUK Antarctic Heritage Trust, a British charity responsible for managing six historic huts on theAntarctic 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]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from"Damoy Point".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.
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