Draves Point () is the westernmost point of Booth Peninsula, lying 0.3 nautical miles (0.6 km) north of the eastern portion of Thomas Island. The name "Draves Island" was given by the

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(US-ACAN) in 1956 to the western portion of Booth Peninsula, then thought to be a separate feature. Subsequent

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Expeditions (1956–57) found that feature to be part of Booth Peninsula and US-ACAN has reapplied the name to the point described. It was named for Dale Draves, an air crewman on the U.S. Navy

Operation Highjump Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...

seaplane commanded by D.E. Bunger which landed in this area and obtained aerial and ground photographs in February 1947.

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