Andrew Dougal Watson, 1885 - 1962
Biographical Notes
Geologist - Aurora 1911-1913
Single, a graduate in Science of Sydney University, New South Wales. A member of the Western Base Party (Queen Mary Land) he acted as Geologist. A. D. Watson took part in several sledging journeys, accompanying F. Wild in his main eastern trip during the summer of 1912-1913.
From Appendix 1, Mawson - Heart of the Antarctic
Landmarks named after Andrew Dougal Watson
Feature Name: Watson
Bluff
Feature Type: cliff
Elevation:
225
Latitude: 66°25'S
Longitude:
098°57'E
Description: Dark bluff 225
m, at the E end of David Island. Discovered by the AAE, 1911-14,
under Mawson.
Watson skins an Emperor penguin
At the Western Base
Wild and Watson
Watson, Wild and Dovers at the Grottoes, Aurora expedition
The Western Base Party (L to R) C. Harrisson, S. Jones, A. Watson, M. Moyes, G. Dovers, C.A. Hoadley, Frank Wild, A. Kennedy
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