Baldwin Rocks

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The Baldwin Rocks ( 66°24′S98°45′E / 66.400°S 98.750°E / -66.400; 98.750 Coordinates: 66°24′S98°45′E / 66.400°S 98.750°E / -66.400; 98.750 ) are a group of rock outcrops about 5 nautical miles (10 km) northwest of Watson Bluff on the north side of David Island. They were charted by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named by him for Joseph M. Baldwin of the Melbourne Observatory. [1]

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Watson Bluff is a dark bluff 225 m, at the east end of David Island. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for Andrew D. Watson, geologist with the expedition.

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