COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

at head of Brandy Bay, James Ross Island, were surveyed by FIDS from Hope Bay , 1952-54; following geological work by BAS, 1981-83, named after Thomas Abernethy, Gunner in HMS Erebus of the British naval expedition, 1839-43 (Capt. James Ross, RN); Able Seaman in HMS Fury (Capt. W. E. Parry, RN), British North-west Passage expedition, 1821-23; Second Mate in HMS Victory (Capt. John Ross, RN), British North-west Pass- age expedition, 1829-33, who sledged with James Ross to the North Magnetic Pole (Thomson, 1984, map Fig. 1B, p. 309; APC, 1986, p. 3).

A gravel plain cut by braided streams at the head of Brandy Bay, James Ross Island. Named by UK-APC in 1983 after Thomas Abernethy, gunner on HMS Erebus (Capt. James C. Ross) during exploration of these waters in 1842-43.

The automatic weather station (formerly known as A028) was first established in October 1980. It is located at an elevation of 1630 m. Named for Dr Fritz Loewe, who in 1937 was the Foundation Senior Lecturer in charge of the Department of Meteorology, University of Melbourne. In 1947-48 he participated in the Australian Antarctic cruise of the Wyatt Earp, in 1950 on a French expedition to Terre Adélie as an Australian observer and in 1951-52 he wintered as an Australian glaciologist with the French expedition at Port Martin in Terre Adélie. The naming of the automatic weather station for Dr Fritz Loewe recognises his contribution to the early development of Antarctic meteorology.