Campbell Head
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Campbell Head is a bold headland
on the western side of Oom Bay
, Mawson Coast
, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
, who named it for Flight Lieutenant Stuart Campbell, RAAF, pilot with the expedition.
Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water.Headland can also refer to:*Headlands and bays*headLand, an Australian television series...
on the western side of Oom Bay
Oom Bay
Oom Bay is a well-defined bay, 2 mi wide, indenting the Mawson coast between Cape Bruce and Campbell Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant K.E. Oom, RAN, cartographer with the...
, Mawson Coast
Mawson Coast
Mawson Coast is that portion of the coast of Mac. Robertson Land lying between William Scoresby Bay, at 59° 34'E, and Murray Monolith, in 66° 54' E. The coast was sighted during the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition , 1929–30, under Sir Douglas Mawson. Further exploration...
, Antarctica. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
The British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition was a research expedition into Antarctica between 1929 and 1931, involving two voyages over consecutive Austral summers...
(BANZARE) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, who named it for Flight Lieutenant Stuart Campbell, RAAF, pilot with the expedition.