'Colbeck, same place as above [Duke of York Island]'
A photograph of William Colbeck standing next to the tent he shared with Hugh Blackwall Evans, the assistant zoologist, when exploring Duke of York Island. To the right of the tent are the dogs, lying down, and sledge. A rock cliff with a snow slope and ice in the crevices is behind.
Duke of York Island is a mountainous ice-free island, 2.5 miles long, lying in the southern part of Robertson Bay, Antarctica. It was first charted in 1899 by the British Antarctic Expedition, under Carsten Borchgrevink, who named it for the then Duke of York, later George V.
The original print in the album was captioned 'Colbeck, same place as above'
Duke of York Island is a mountainous ice-free island, 2.5 miles long, lying in the southern part of Robertson Bay, Antarctica. It was first charted in 1899 by the British Antarctic Expedition, under Carsten Borchgrevink, who named it for the then Duke of York, later George V.
The original print in the album was captioned 'Colbeck, same place as above'
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