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Charting Duke of York Island

When
1899
Where
Robertson Bay, Victoria Land
Part of
Duke of York Island discovered by the British Southern Cross Expedition

The British Southern Cross Expedition charted Duke of York Island in 1899, naming it for the future King George V.

The island, located in Robertson Bay, was first charted in 1899 by the British Antarctic Expedition under Carsten Borchgrevink. Borchgrevink named the mountainous, ice-free island for the then Duke of York, who later became King George V. The Duke had previously inspected the expedition's ship, Southern Cross, in London.

Sources

  1. Duke of York Island (Antarctica) Wikipedia, revision of 2021-11-07
  2. Southern Cross Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-03

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