Davis Bay
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Davis Bay is a bay about 12 miles (19 km) wide at the entrance between Cape Cesney
and Lewis Island
. It was discovered from the Aurora by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(1910–14) under Douglas Mawson
, and named by Mawson for Capt. John King Davis
, master of the Aurora
and second-in-command of the expedition.
Cape Cesney
Cape Cesney is a broad ice-covered cape marking the west side of the entrance to Davis Bay. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for A.M. Cesney, master's mate on the Flying Fish of the United States...
and Lewis Island
Lewis Island
Lewis Island is a small rocky island rising to , marking the east side of the entrance to Davis Bay. It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for James B. Lewis, Passed Midshipman on the sloop Peacock of the...
. It was discovered from the Aurora by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
(1910–14) under Douglas Mawson
Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson, OBE, FRS, FAA was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer and Academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Ernest Shackleton, Mawson was a key expedition leader during the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.-Early work:He was appointed geologist to an...
, and named by Mawson for Capt. John King Davis
John King Davis
John King Davis, CBE was an English-born Australian explorer and navigator notable for his work captaining exploration ships in Antarctic waters as well as for establishing meteorological stations on Macquarie Island in the subantarctic and on Willis Island in the Coral Sea.-Early life:Davis's...
, master of the Aurora
Aurora (ship)
SY Aurora was a steam yacht built by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. shipbuilders in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1876, for the Dundee Seal and Whale Fishing Company. Her primary use was whaling in the northern seas, and she was built sturdily enough to withstand the heavy weather and ice that would be...
and second-in-command of the expedition.