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Michael Barne - Biographical notes

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second lieutenant - Discovery 1901-04

Michael Barne was appointed second lieutenant on the Discovery, a rank to which he had only just been promoted on his previous vessel.

He was educated at Stubbington School with the plan of joining the Navy on leaving when he joined the training ship "Britannia". Barne served with Scott aboard the "Majestic" where he impressed his future commander:

"...I thought him, as he proved to be, especially fitted for a voyage where there were elements of danger and difficulty."
Robert Scott

 

Landmarks named after Michael Barne

Feature Name: Cape Barne
Type: cape
Elevation: 120
Latitude: 77°35´S
Longitude: 166°14´E
Description: Steep, rocky bluff rising to 120 m between Cape Royds and Cape Evans on the W side of Ross Island.

Feature Name: Barne Glacier
Type: glacier
Latitude: 77°36´S
Longitude: 166°26´E
Description: Steep glacier which descends from the W slopes of Mount Erebus and terminates on the W side of Ross Island between Cape Barne and Cape Evans where it forms a steep ice cliff. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. Named by the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09, under Shackleton after nearby Cape Barne.

Feature Name: Barne Inlet
Type: bay
Latitude: 80°15´S
Longitude: 160°15´E
Description: A reentrant about 17 mi wide occupied by the lower part of Byrd Glacier, lying between Cape Kerr and Cape Selborne on the W side of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) named for Lt. Michael Barne, who with Sub-Lt. George F.A. Mulock, RN, mapped the coastline this far south in 1903.


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