the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. Along the southern shore of Port Charcot, Vanssay Point marks the extremity of a small peninsula which extends north into the water of the port. To the west, Français Cove, named for one of Charcot's ships, indents the south shore of Port Charcot. A small island, Sögen Island, forms the east side of Francais Cove. Paumelle Point marks the south side of the entrance to Libois Bay and the northwest end of the peninsula that forms the west extremity of the island. The end of the rocky western peninsula is indented by a small cove called Roland Bay, whose south end is marked by Hervéou Point, the western extremity of the peninsula. Salpêtrière Bay indents the south coast of the western peninsula for between Hervéou Point, and Poste Point to the east. Charcot named the bay for the Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, a Paris hospital where his father, neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot, founded a clinic. Roullin Point marks the island's southern tip. Inland features Mount Lacroix is a prominent mountain with red vertical cliffs and a rounded summit, high, surmounting the island's northeast peninsula. It was named by Charcot after French mineralogist Alfred Lacroix. Cléry Peak is a peak on the north side of Mount Lacroix. There are several high peaks on the north–south trending ridge of the island. Mount Guéguen is a sharp rocky peak, high overlooking Port Charcot at the north end of the main body of the island. About to the south is Jeanne Hill, standing high and named for Charcot's sister. About to the south of that is Louise Peak, which stands high. Standing south is Gourdon Peak. Approximately south of Gourdon is the highest point of the island, Wandel Peak, which stands high. In 2003, Australian mountaineer Damien Gildea called it "one of the most challenging unclimbed objectives on the Antarctic Peninsula". On 15 February 2006 the peak was reached by a group of Spanish alpinists, who still avoided the last of the mushroomlike top. See also Composite Antarctic Gazetteer List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Territorial claims in Antarctica References External links Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty Visitor Site Guidelines and island description Atlas of Antarctic Research, U.S. Geological Survey Islands of the Wilhelm Archipelago