Aagaard Islands
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Aagaard Islands also known as Bjarne Aagaard Islands or Ostrova B'yarne-Ogor, are a group of small islands lying to the west of Proclamation Island
and Cape Batterbee
, near the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean
. They were discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson
, and were named after Bjarne Aagaard.
Proclamation Island
Proclamation Island is a small rocky island 2.5 nautical miles west of Cape Batterbee and close east of Aagaard Islands. Discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition , led by Mawson, 1929–1931, and so named, following the reading of a proclamation on its summit on...
and Cape Batterbee
Cape Batterbee
Cape Batterbee is a small, rocky point on the coast, the most northerly cape of Enderby Land. It is located 92 km north of Mount Elkins.-Discovery and naming:Cape Batterbee was discovered by BANZARE on 13 January 1930...
, near the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
. They were discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers...
(BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, and were named after Bjarne Aagaard.