Rouse Islands
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The Rouse Islands or Rouse Rocks are a small group of islands in the eastern part of Holme Bay
, fringing the coast of Mac Robertson Land close south of Welch Island
. The Rouse Islands have an altitude of 28 m (92 ft). The Rouse Islands were discovered on February 13, 1931, by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(BANZARE) under Sir Douglas Mawson
, who named them for E. J. Rouse of Sydney
, who assisted the expedition with photographic equipment. The Rouse Islands have since been found to be islands.
Holme Bay
Holme Bay is a bay in Antarctica by Mac. Robertson Land, wide, containing many islands, indenting the coast north of the Framnes Mountains. Holme Bay is largely snow-free and was mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition in January-February...
, fringing the coast of Mac Robertson Land close south of Welch Island
Welch Island (Antarctica)
Welch Island is an island, long with a prominent pinnacle rock of , lying north of Rouse Islands and off the shore in the eastern side of Holme Bay. Welch Island is located at ....
. The Rouse Islands have an altitude of 28 m (92 ft). The Rouse Islands were discovered on February 13, 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 Sir 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 E. J. Rouse of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, who assisted the expedition with photographic equipment. The Rouse Islands have since been found to be islands.
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScientific Committee on Antarctic ResearchThe Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science . It was established in February 1958 to continue the international coordination of Antarctic scientific activities that had begun during the International Geophysical Year of 1957-58...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica