Bertha Island
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Bertha Island is an island 2.5 miles (4 km) long, lying 1 miles (2 km) south of Islay
at the east side of William Scoresby Bay
. It was discovered and named in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations
personnel on the William Scoresby
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Islay (Antarctica)
Islay is an island long, lying north of Bertha Island in the William Scoresby Archipelago. It was discovered in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the William Scoresby, who probably named it after Islay in the Hebrides....
at the east side of William Scoresby Bay
William Scoresby Bay
William Scoresby Bay is a coastal embayment at the western side of William Scoresby Archipelago, Antarctica. It is 5 mi long and 3.5 mi wide, with shores marked by steep rock headlands and snow-free hills rising to 210 m. The practical limits of the bay are extended 4 mi northward from the coast by...
. It was discovered and named in February 1936 by Discovery Investigations
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the William Scoresby
RRS William Scoresby
The RRS William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations....
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