Safety Island
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Safety Island is a small coastal island
3 miles (4.8 km) east of Cape Daly
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. First visited in 1954 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
) party led by R.G. Dovers, and so named because it was the nearest safe camp site to Scullin Monolith
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
3 miles (4.8 km) east of Cape Daly
Cape Daly
Cape Daly is an ice-covered promontory on the coast, 3 nautical miles west of Safety Island and close southeast of the Robinson Group. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, who named it for Senator Daly of the...
. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37. First visited in 1954 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...
) party led by R.G. Dovers, and so named because it was the nearest safe camp site to Scullin Monolith
Scullin monolith
Scullin Monolith is a crescent-shaped rock fronting the sea 4 miles west of Torlyn Mountain in Mac. Robertson Land. Early in January 1930 the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson made an aerial flight from the ship area...
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