RRS William Scoresby
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William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations
.
Its crew conducted oceanographic and marine biological research in the South Atlantic Ocean, including the discovery of Cape Boothby
, Edward VIII Bay
and the Edward VIII Plateau
.
The ship was used by Hubert Wilkins
during the The Second Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition in 1929-30.
It was named after William Scoresby
, an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.
Royal Research Ship
A Royal Research Ship is a British-operated merchant ship that conducts research for British Government scientific research organisations, notably the British Antarctic Survey and the Natural Environment Research Council...
William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
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Its crew conducted oceanographic and marine biological research in the South Atlantic Ocean, including the discovery of Cape Boothby
Cape Boothby
Cape Boothby in East Antarctica is a rounded cape along the east side of the coastal projection of Edward VIII Plateau. It is situated north of Kloa Point, just north of Edward VIII Bay. It was discovered on 28 February 1936 by DI personnel on the RSS William Scoresby, and named for the captain...
, Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay is a bay about 20 miles in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau and the Øygarden Group of islands. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf...
and the Edward VIII Plateau
Edward VIII Plateau
The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. It was probably seen by personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet...
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The ship was used by Hubert Wilkins
Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert Wilkins MC & Bar was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer.-Early life:...
during the The Second Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition in 1929-30.
It was named after William Scoresby
William Scoresby
William Scoresby , was an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.-Early years:Scoresby was born in the village of Cropton near Pickering 26 miles south of Whitby in Yorkshire. His father, William Scoresby , made a fortune in the Arctic whale fishery...
, an English Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.