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A catalogue of Antarctic Names from the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and lists of other less formal names.
Australian Gazetteer Id 2495
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Davis

Australian Gazetteer Id 2495

This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer.

The second ANARE station on the Antarctic Continent. Located in the Vestfold Hills on the Ingrid Christensen Coast. The station was established by an expedition led by Phillip Law on 13 January 1957. He named the station after Captain J K Davis, second-in-command of the A A E (1911-14) and BANZARE (1929-30), a member of the Executive Planning Committee of ANARE...
Named after Captain J K Davis.
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The second ANARE station on the Antarctic Continent. Located in the Vestfold Hills on the Ingrid Christensen Coast. The station was established by an expedition led by Phillip Law on 13 January 1957. He named the station after Captain J K Davis, second-in-command of the A A E (1911-14) and BANZARE (1929-30), a member of the Executive Planning Committee of ANARE. The station was temporarily closed on 25 January 1965, and re-opened on15 February, 1969.

Named after Captain J K Davis.

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Latitude: 68° 34' 35.8" S -68.577°
Longitude: 77° 58' 02.6" E 77.967°

Region: Davis
Feature Type: Station
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Altitude: 27.5 m
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iMAGEantarctica 10134C6
Location: Davis, Vestfold Hills
Photographer: Young, Adrian
Date: 2004

© AAD, Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2004
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