Cape Hodgson
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Cape Hodgson is the northernmost cape of Black Island
, in the Ross Archipelago
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1958–59) for Thomas V. Hodgson, biologist of the Discovery expedition (1901–04), who with Koettlitz, Ferrar and Bernacchi was first to visit the island
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Black Island (Ross Archipelago)
Black Island , in the Ross Archipelago, is immediately west of White Island. It was first named by the Discovery Expedition because of its lack of snow. The island's northernmost point is named Cape Hodgson, commemorating Thomas Vere Hodgson .The highest point is Mt. Aurora, a prinicple...
, in the Ross Archipelago
Ross Archipelago
Ross Archipelago is a convenient name for that group of islands which, together with the ice shelf between them, forms the eastern and southern boundaries of McMurdo Sound. The most northerly is Beaufort Island, then comes Ross Island, the Dellbridge Islands, and Black Island and White Island...
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1958–59) for Thomas V. Hodgson, biologist of the Discovery expedition (1901–04), who with Koettlitz, Ferrar and Bernacchi was first to visit the island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
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