Lt. Edward Frederick Robert Bage - Biographical notes

Lt. R. Bage (23) - Mawson 1911-1914 Astronomer, Assistant Magnetician & Recorder of Tides

Single, a graduate in Engineering of Melbourne University and a lieutenant in the Royal Australian Engineers. A member of the Main Base Party (Adélie Land) and leader of the Southern Sledging Party, he remained in the Antarctic for two years. During the first year he was in charge of chronometers, astronomical observations and tidal records, and throughout the second year continued the magnetic work and looked after stores.
From Appendix 1, Mawson - Heart of the Antarctic

Landmarks named after Lt. R. Bage

Feature Name: Cape Bage
Feature Type: cape
Latitude: 67 43S
Longitude: 146 34E
Description:  A prominent point on the coast between Murphy Bay and Ainsworth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.