Romanes Beach
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Romanes Beach is a beach on the north shore of Wohlschlag Bay
just south of Harrison Bluff
, on the west side of Ross Island
. Mapped by a party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE), 1958–59, landed there by the USS Arneb. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(NZ-APC) for W. Romanes, mountaineer assistant with the expedition.
Wohlschlag Bay
Wohlschlag Bay is a large bay indenting the west side of Ross Island between Harrison Bluff and Cape Royds. Charted by the Discovery expedition under Scott, 1901-04. Named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1964 for Donald E...
just south of Harrison Bluff
Harrison Bluff
Harrison Bluff is a pale-colored trachyte headland forming the seaward termination of Trachyte Hill and marking the southern end of McDonald Beach on the western side of Mount Bird, Ross Island. Many skuas nest on the bluff. A survey station marked by a rock cairn was placed on the top of the...
, on the west side of Ross Island
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
. Mapped by a party of 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, landed there by the USS Arneb. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee
New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee is an adjudicating committee established to authorize the naming of features in the Ross Dependency on the Antarctic continent. It is composed of the members of the New Zealand Geographic Board plus selected specialists on Antarctica...
(NZ-APC) for W. Romanes, mountaineer assistant with the expedition.