Lewis Island
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Lewis Island is a small rocky island rising to 30 metre, marking the east side of the entrance to Davis Bay
. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
(1946–47) and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for James B. Lewis, Passed Midshipman on the sloop Peacock of the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Charles Wilkes
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Davis Bay
Davis Bay is a bay about wide at the entrance between Cape Cesney and Lewis Island. It was discovered from the Aurora by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, and named by Mawson for Capt. John King Davis, master of the Aurora and second-in-command of the expedition....
. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump
Operation Highjump , officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN, , Officer in Charge, Task Force 68, and led by RADM Richard H. Cruzen, USN, Commanding Officer, Task Force 68....
(1946–47) and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for James B. Lewis, Passed Midshipman on the sloop Peacock of the U.S. Exploring Expedition (1838–42) under Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes
Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer and explorer. He led the United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 and commanded the ship in the Trent Affair during the American Civil War...
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