Name details
Waterhouse Island
Waterhouse Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Waterhouse Island (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Island
Origin
This name originates from Australia. It is part of the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Narrative
An island in the Vestfold Hills just SSW of Lugg Island and about 3.5 km NNW of Davis.
Named For
Named after Dr RS Waterhouse, Medical Officer at Davis in 1971.
Location
Images
©Rick Oates 2009
- Catalogue id
- IA22038
- Caption
- Waterhouse Island, Vestfold Hills. Taken from helicopter at height of 2500 feet. Looking West.
- Photographer
- Oates, Rick
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