Davies Bay

First visited in March 1961 by an airborne field party from Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) (Magga Dan, 1961) led by Phillip Law.

Plotted by Australian cartographers from, air photos taken by United States Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Named for J. Arthurson, helicopter pilot with ANARE (Magga Dan, 1961) led by Phillip Law.

A northeast trending ridge, mostly ice covered, which parallels the west side of Paternostro Glacier and extends into the southeast corner of Davies Bay.

It flows between Cook Ridge and Goodman Hills to enter the east part of Davies Bay.

Joseph L.A. Paternostro, United States Navy Reserve, Navigator in LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967 and 1968.

Kelsey B. Goodman, United States Navy, Plans Officer on the staff of the Commander, Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1969-72; Assistant for Polar Regions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1972-74; Member of the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, United States Board on Geographic Names, 1973-76.

Named by US-ACAN for American aviation figure Max Conrad, who, in January 1970, became the first person to fly an aircraft solo to the South Pole.

Named by US-ACAN for Melvin W. Knight, United States Navy, Operations Division Yeoman responsible for handling office routine in Washington, DC, Christchurch, and McMurdo Station during OpDFrz 1967-70.

A group of small rocky islands lying 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of Cape Kinsey and the Wilson Hills.

Mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition, 1958, and named Ostrova Polyarnoy Aviatsii (Polar Aviation Islands).

[12] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.

Davies Bay to northwest of map