Depot Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Depot Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island (5)
This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Names that other countries have for this feature:
A small glaciated granite island lying about 3.4km north-northwest of the rocky Cape Ross, off Scott Boast, Victoria Land. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MC09
First discovered and named in October 1908 by the South Magnetic Polar Party, led by David, of the British Antarctic Expedition (Nimrod expedition, BAE), 1907-09. So named because they put a depot of rock specimens on this island.
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