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    Cape Denison Cape Denison is a rocky point at the head of Commonwealth Bay in George V Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1912 by the Australasian...
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    main base, under Mawson's command, was set up at Cape Denison, about 500 kilometres (300 mi) west of Cape Adare, and a western base under Frank Wild was...
    59 KB (7,908 words) - 12:02, 30 April 2024
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    party more than 311 miles (501 km) from the safety of the main base at Cape Denison, Ninnis and the sledge he was walking beside broke through the snow lid...
    41 KB (5,564 words) - 09:46, 15 April 2024
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    under Douglas Mawson, who established the main base of the expedition at Cape Denison at the head of the bay. The bay was named by the Expedition after the...
    3 KB (345 words) - 15:37, 30 January 2024
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    Bickerton to explore the area to the west of the expedition's base at Cape Denison. The freezing conditions resulted in the jamming of the engine's pistons...
    28 KB (3,683 words) - 06:19, 18 December 2023
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    Davis, departed from Hobart on 2 December 1911, landed at Cape Denison (named after Hugh Denison, a major backer of the expedition) on Commonwealth Bay on...
    34 KB (3,825 words) - 03:04, 26 June 2024
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    station was established. It left the island on 25 December, arriving at Cape Denison on 8 January 1912, where the main base was built. It departed on 19 January...
    12 KB (1,425 words) - 00:22, 5 May 2024
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    northeast extremity. The northernmost point of Snow Hill Island is Cape Lázara. The cape was named "Cabo Costa Lázara" by the command of the Argentine ship...
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    Land Cape Denison Victoria Land Cape Adare Cape Geology Cape Wadworth Foyn Island Hells Gate Moraine Inexpressible Island Mount Dockery Ross Sea Cape Crozier...
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    Sir Hugh Robert Denison KBE, originally Hugh Robert Dixson (11 November 1865 – 25 November 1940) was a businessman, parliamentarian and philanthropist...
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    Cape Crozier Cape Crozier (77°31′S 169°24′E / 77.517°S 169.400°E / -77.517; 169.400) is the most easterly point of Ross Island in Antarctica. It was...
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    Land Cape Denison Victoria Land Cape Adare Cape Geology Cape Wadworth Foyn Island Hells Gate Moraine Inexpressible Island Mount Dockery Ross Sea Cape Crozier...
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    Basilisk and Ginger at Cape Denison Some of the first season dogs at Cape Denison Basilisk and Ginger Bitch at Cape Denison Mawson made it back to base...
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    Cape Hunter is a rocky promontory on the west shore of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Cape Denison. It was discovered in...
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    landed at Cape Denison on January 8, 1912, and constructed a complex of huts, which remain standing. These ships attempted to reach the cape, but had to...
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