Watson Bluff
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Watson Bluff is a dark bluff 225 m, at the east end of David Island
. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for Andrew D. Watson, geologist with the expedition.
David Island
David Island is an ice-covered island, 10 miles long and 6 miles wide, marked by rock exposures along its north and east sides, lying off Davis Peninsula in the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, and...
. 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 Mawson, and named for Andrew D. Watson, geologist with the expedition.