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Davis Islands (Antarctica)
The Davis Islands () are a small group of rocky islands lying in the west part of the entrance to Vincennes Bay. First mapped (1955) by G.D. Blodgett from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1947). Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ... (US-ACAN) for Malcolm Davis, bird curator of the zoo, Washington, DC, who served as biologist aboard the ship as ornithologist during U.S. Navy Operation Windmill (1947-48). See also * List of antarctic and sub-antarctic islands References {{antarctica-geo-stub Islands of Antarctica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincennes Bay
Vincennes Bay is a large V-shaped bay, 105 km (65 mi) wide at its entrance between Cape Nutt and Cape Folger in Antarctica, marked by several large, steep glaciers near its head, lying along Knox and Budd Coasts. It was photographed from the air by US Navy Operation Highjump in 1946–47. The bay was entered in January 1948 by US Navy Operation Windmill icebreakers Burton Island and stations in the Windmill Islands in the NE portion of the bay. Named by the US-ACAN for the sloop of war , flagship of the USEE under Wilkes, from which a series of coastal landfalls along Wilkes Land were discovered and plotted during January–February 1840. Wilkes' chart suggests a possible coastal recession corresponding closely with the longitudinal limits for Vincennes Bay, although pack ice conditions prevented close reconnaissance by the USEE of the coast in this immediate area. Vincennes Bay is roughly triangular, 120 km north–south and 150 km east–west at its nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advisory Committee On Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established in 1943 as the Special Committee on Antarctic Names (SCAN). It became the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1947. Fred G. Alberts was Secretary of the Committee from 1949 to 1980. By 1959, a structured nomenclature was reached, allowing for further exploration, structured mapping of the region and a unique naming system. A 1990 ACAN gazeeter of Antarctica listed 16,000 names. Description The United States does not recognise territorial boundaries within Antarctica, so ACAN assigns names to features anywhere within the continent, in consultation with other national nomenclature bodies where appropriate, as defined by the Antarctic Treaty System. The research and staff support for the ACAN is provided by the United States Geologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm Davis
Malcolm Davis (1899 – October 4, 1977) was an American ornithologist and bird keeper. Early life Davis was born at Washington, D.C. in 1899. He studied at the University of Maryland, and later graduated from George Washington University with a degree in zoology. During World War I, he served in the Army Signal Corps. Career Davis joined the National Zoological Park in 1927 and eventually became the head keeper of the bird division. Throughout his career, Davis undertook expeditions to every continent, including Antarctica on three occasions. He successfully procured diverse specimens, including notable megafauna like the Sumatran tiger and Indian rhinoceros. Davis accompanied Richard E. Byrd to conduct surveys of the Davis Islands, which were subsequently named in his honor. Notably, he also transported live emperor penguins to the National Zoological Park on March 5, 1940. He kept some alive for six years, a record at the time. Davis took part in Operation Windmill to coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |