doctor - Jackson-Harmsworth
Arctic expedition 1894
doctor -
Discovery 1901-04
Despite the sound of his name,
Reginald Koettlitz was English, the son of a Reformed Lutheran
Church minister and an English lady who settled at Dover in the
1860's. Reginald went to school at Dover College and then to medical
training at Guy's Hospital in London, upon qualifying as a doctor,
he settled to a quiet country practise for 8 years before
volunteering his services on the
Jackson-Harmsworth Arctic expedition in 1894. Four years away seemed
to alight a wanderlust and on that expedition ending, he accompanied
other expeditions to Abyssinia, Somaliland and Brazil before joining
the Discovery Expedition to the Antarctic in 1901 at the age of 40.
Medical duties were usually expected to be light on such expeditions
as the crew and men were chosen partly for their good health and
fitness, Koettlitz was also to act as botanist to the expedition.
The land flora of Antarctica is very poor, generally consisting of
lichens and mosses, though phytoplankton were also studied as part
of this botanical remit.
Landmarks named after Reginald
Koettlitz
Feature Name:
Koettlitz Glacier
Type: glacier
Latitude: 78°15´S
Longitude: 164°15´E
Description:
A large glacier lying W of Mounts Morning and Discovery, flowing
from the vicinity of Mount Cocks northeastward between Brown
Peninsula and the mainland into the ice shelf of McMurdo Sound.
Feature Name:
Koettlitz
Neve
Feature Type: glacier
Latitude: 78°27´S
Longitude: 163°00´E
Description:
Named in association with Koettlitz Glacier.
