Ryrie Rock
Ryrie Rock () is an isolated rock off the coast, northeast of Kidson Island and northeast of Byrd Head. Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it for the Australian High Commissioner in London at the time, Granville Ryrie Major General Sir Granville de Laune Ryrie, (1 July 1865 – 2 October 1937) was an Australian soldier, politician, and diplomat. He served in the Boer War and the First World War, in the latter commanding the 2nd Light Horse Brigade (1914– .... References Rock formations of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ...
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Kidson Island
Kidson Island is an island long, lying north-northeast of Byrd Head, Antarctica. It was discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition under Mawson, and named by him for Edward Kidson Edward Kidson (12 March 1882 – 12 June 1939) was a New Zealand meteorologist and scientific administrator. Early life and education Kidson was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, on 12 March 1882. his family moved to Nelson, New Zea .... See also * List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands References Islands of Mac. Robertson Land {{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub ...
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