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Headland in Antarctica
Hut in Antarctica
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
.
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Damoy Point Hut
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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
.
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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
.
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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.
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See also
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References
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This article incorporates
public domain material
from
"Damoy Point"
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Geographic Names Information System
.
United States Geological Survey
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