Davis Peninsula
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Davis Peninsula is an elongated ice-covered peninsula
, 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, between Reid Glacier
and Northcliffe Glacier
. Discovered in November 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis
.
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
, 3 nautical miles (6 km) wide, between Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier
Reid Glacier is an 11-mile-long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It trends north to Reid Inlet in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, two miles south of Glacier Bay and 72 miles northwest of Hoonah. It was named by members of the Harriman Alaska Expedition for Harry Fielding Reid....
and Northcliffe Glacier
Northcliffe Glacier
Northcliffe Glacier is a glacier descending to the coast immediately east of Davis Peninsula, in Antarctica. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for Lord Northcliffe, of London, a patron of the expedition....
. Discovered in November 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis
John King Davis
John King Davis, CBE was an English-born Australian explorer and navigator notable for his work captaining exploration ships in Antarctic waters as well as for establishing meteorological stations on Macquarie Island in the subantarctic and on Willis Island in the Coral Sea.-Early life:Davis's...
.