64°46′00″S 62°42′00″W / 64.766667°S 62.7°W
Location of Beneden Head in Antarctica
Beneden Head (64°46′S 62°42′W / 64.767°S 62.700°W) is a steep-sided headland, 700 metres (2,300 ft) high, forming the north side of the entrance to Andvord Bay, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, and named after Professor Edouard Van Beneden, president of the Belgica Commission and author of several of the zoological reports of the expedition.
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