Delay Point
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Delay Point is a rocky bluff rising to 185 m on the west side of Melba Peninsula
, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Cape Charcot
. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under Mawson, 1911–14, and so named by the Eastern Sledge Party of the Western Base because bad weather delayed the party near here for several days in November 1912.
Melba Peninsula
Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba, of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition....
, about 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Cape Charcot
Cape Charcot
Cape Charcot is a rocky headland at the northeast end of the Melba Peninsula, west of David Island. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French Antarctic explorer....
. Discovered 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, 1911–14, and so named by the Eastern Sledge Party of the Western Base because bad weather delayed the party near here for several days in November 1912.