Big Razorback Island
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Big Razorback Island is the southeasternmost of the Dellbridge Islands
, lying in Erebus Bay
off the west side of Ross Island
. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott
. The name reflects the supposed similarity of the shape of the island to a large Razorback
.
Dellbridge Islands
The Dellbridge Islands are a group of four islands lying in the Antarctic, just south of Cape Evans and Ross Island at .They are individually called Inaccessible Island, Tent Island, Big Razorback Island, and Little Razorback Island...
, lying in Erebus Bay
Erebus Bay
Erebus Bay is a bay about 13 nautical miles wide between Cape Evans and Hut Point Peninsula, on the west side of Ross Island. The bay was explored by the Discovery expedition under Scott. It was named by Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition , which built its headquarters...
off the west side of Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott
Robert Falcon Scott
Captain Robert Falcon Scott, CVO was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the Discovery Expedition, 1901–04, and the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13...
. The name reflects the supposed similarity of the shape of the island to a large Razorback
Razorback
Razorback is an Americanism, loosely applied to any type of feral pig or wild boar in North America. The term has also appeared in Australia, to describe said animals in that country.-Introduction to the Americas:...
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