Abernethy Flats

Abernethy Flats

Abernethy Flats (coord|63|52|S|57|54|W|) is a gravel plain cut by braided streams at the head of Brandy Bay, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1983 after Thomas Abernethy, gunner on HMS "Erebus" (Capt. James Clark Ross) during exploration of these waters in 1842-43.


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