Société de Géographie Peninsula
Presqu'île de la Société de Géographie | |
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Panorama of the Peninsula's shore seen from the Baie du Français | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grande Terre, Kerguelen Islands |
| Coordinates | 49°03′06″S 69°06′52″E / 49.05167°S 69.11444°E |
| Adjacent to | Baie Laissez-Porter Baie du Français |
| Length | 18 km (11.2 mi) |
| Width | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,081 m (3547 ft) |
| Highest point | Mont Richards |
| Administration | |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The Société de Géographie Peninsula (French: Presqu'île de la Société de Géographie) is a peninsula in the Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
It was named in 1913 or 1914 by Raymond Rallier du Baty and his brother Henri Rallier du Baty in honor of the Société de Géographie, which had sponsored their expedition. It first appeared with this name on a map in 1922.