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William Scoresby Archipelago

Index William Scoresby Archipelago

William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay, Antarctica. [1]

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  1. 14 relations: Antarctica, Archipelago, British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, Dales Island, Discovery Investigations, Douglas Mawson, Harry Sheehan, Hebrides, Islay, Lars Christensen, Nunatak, RRS William Scoresby, Warnock Islands, William Scoresby Bay.

Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Archipelago

An archipelago, sometimes called an island group or island chain, is a chain, cluster, or collection of islands, or sometimes a sea containing a small number of scattered islands.

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British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition

The British Australian (and) New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers.

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Dales Island

Dales Island is a small island lying north of the Warnock Islands, to the north of the William Scoresby Archipelago. William Scoresby Archipelago and Dales Island are islands of Mac. Robertson Land and Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs.

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Discovery Investigations

The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean.

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Douglas Mawson

Sir Douglas Mawson (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was a British-born Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic.

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Harry Sheehan

Sir Henry John Sheehan (27 December 188326 March 1941) was a senior Australian public servant and banker.

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Hebrides

The Hebrides (Innse Gall,; Southern isles) are an archipelago off the west coast of the Scottish mainland.

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Islay

Islay (Ìle, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.

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Lars Christensen

Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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RRS William Scoresby

RRS William Scoresby was British Royal Research Ship built for operations in Antarctic waters.

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Warnock Islands

Warnock Islands is a group of small offshore islands lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south and southwest of Dales Island at the north end of William Scoresby Archipelago. William Scoresby Archipelago and Warnock Islands are islands of Mac. Robertson Land and Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs.

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William Scoresby Bay

William Scoresby Bay is a coastal embayment at the western side of William Scoresby Archipelago, Antarctica. William Scoresby Archipelago and William Scoresby Bay are Mac. Robertson Land geography stubs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby_Archipelago

Also known as Bertha Island, Couling Island, Farrington Island, Hum Island, Islay (Antarctica), Islay Island (Antarctica), Klakkane Islands, Macfie Sound, McDonald Point, Point Appleby, Sheehan Islands, Warren Island (Antarctica).