Moyes Islands
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Moyes Islands is a group of small islands lying in the west part of Watt Bay
, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Cape-Pigeon Rocks
. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1911-14) under Douglas Mawson
, who named them for Morton H. Moyes who served as meteorologist with the expedition.
Watt Bay
Watt Bay is a bay about 16 nautical miles wide indenting the coast between Garnet Point and Cape De la Motte. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for W.A. Watt, Premier of Victoria in 1911....
, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of Cape-Pigeon Rocks
Cape-Pigeon Rocks
Cape-Pigeon Rocks are twin rocky promontories on the western side of Watt Bay, south of Garnet Point. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who gave the name because of the large Cape Pigeon rookery here...
. 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...
(1911-14) 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 them for Morton H. Moyes who served as meteorologist with the expedition.