Cape Kinsey
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Cape Kinsey is an ice-covered cape at the east side of Davies Bay
. Discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant H.L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy
, of the British Antarctic Expedition
under Scott. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Mr. J.J. Kinsey, who was the official representative of the expedition at Christchurch, New Zealand
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Davies Bay
Davies Bay is a bay on the coast, 10 nautical miles wide, between Drake Head and Cape Kinsey, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1911 from the Terra Nova of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13. Named for Francis E.C. Davies, shipwright on the Terra Nova....
. Discovered in February 1911 by Lieutenant H.L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
, of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
under Scott. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition for Mr. J.J. Kinsey, who was the official representative of the expedition at Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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