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.
