Drake Head

Drake Head (69°13′S 158°15′E) is a headland forming the west side of the entrance to Davies Bay. It was discovered from the Terra Nova under Lieutenant Harry L.L. Pennell, Royal Navy, in February 1911, and named for Francis R.H. Drake, a meteorologist on board the Terra Nova.[1]

References
  1. "Drake Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-30.

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