Cape Geodesie is a low, ice-covered point marked by prominent rock outcrops at its northeast end, lying 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the mouth of Astrolabe Glacier

Astrolabe Glacier

Astrolabe Glacier is a glacier wide and long, flowing north-northeast from the continental ice and terminating at the coast in a prominent tongue at the east side of Geologie Archipelago. It was probably first sighted in 1840 by the French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, although...

. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition

French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....

, 1951–52, and so named by them because of the extensive geotletic program undertaken in this region, particularly in the Geologie Archipelago

Geologie Archipelago

Geologie Archipelago is a small archipelago of rocky islands and rocks close north of Cape Geodesie and Astrolabe Glacier Tongue, extending from Helene Island on the west to Dumoulin Islands on the east. The French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville landed on Debarquement Rock in the...

close offshore.