Beaver Island (Antarctica)
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Beaver Island is an island in Antarctica, 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 1 miles (1.6 km) wide, situated on the south flank of Beaver Glacier
in Amundsen Bay
. It was first visited in 1956 by an Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
party led by P.W. Crohn, and so named because of its proximity to Beaver Glacier.
Beaver Glacier (Enderby Land)
Beaver Glacier is a glacier about long and wide, flowing west into Amundsen Bay between Auster Glacier and Mount Gleadell. The head of Beaver Glacier is located very close to the base of Mount King in Enderby Land...
in Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay
Amundsen Bay, also known as Ice Bay, is a long embayment wide, close west of the Tula Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. The bay was seen as a large pack-filled recession in the coastline by Sir Douglas Mawson on January 14, 1930...
. It was first visited in 1956 by an 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 P.W. Crohn, and so named because of its proximity to Beaver Glacier.