Lockley Point
Encyclopedia
Lockley Point is a low, ice-covered point lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) northeast of Noble Peak
on the northwest side of Wiencke Island
, in the Palmer Archipelago
. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
under Gerlache in 1898. Resighted and charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944, and named for Lieutenant J.G. Lockley, RNVR, base leader, biologist, and meteorologist at Port Lockroy
in 1945.
Noble Peak
Noble Peak is a peak, 720 m, standing 1 nautical mile southwest of Lockley Point and marking the northeast end of a prominent ridge on the northwest side of Wiencke Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache...
on the northwest side of Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island
Wiencke Island is an island long and from wide, about in area, the southernmost of the major islands of the Palmer Archipelago, lying between Anvers Island to its north and the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
. Discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
under Gerlache in 1898. Resighted and charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1944, and named for Lieutenant J.G. Lockley, RNVR, base leader, biologist, and meteorologist at Port Lockroy
Port Lockroy
Port Lockroy is a natural harbour on the Antarctic Peninsula of the British Antarctic Territory. After its discovery in 1904 by the French Antarctic Expedition it was used for whaling between 1911 and 1931 and British military operations during World War II and then continued to operate as a...
in 1945.