The doublets
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| location | David Island ( Queen Marie Land , East Antarctica ) | |
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 25 ′ S , 98 ° 40 ′ E | |
The Doublets are two rocky outcrops on the west side of David Island off the coast of Queen Marie Land in East Antarctica .
Members of the west base built on the Shackleton Ice Shelf during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered and named them.
Web links
- The doublets in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- The Doublets on geographic.org (English)