V.—On the Innes Wilson Collection of Rocks and Minerals from the South Shetland Islands and Trinity Island

Mr J. Innes Wilson of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, during the whaling-season of 1916–17 paid a visit to the South Shetland Islands and Palmer Archipelago. He collected specimens of rocks and minerals from Deception Island, Roberts Island, Trinity Island, and the coast bordering the Gerlache Chann...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Main Author: Thomas, Herbert H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1922
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Environmental Science
Deception Island
Gerlache
Palmer Archipelago
South Shetland Islands
Trinity Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800004567
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800004567
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Summary:Mr J. Innes Wilson of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, during the whaling-season of 1916–17 paid a visit to the South Shetland Islands and Palmer Archipelago. He collected specimens of rocks and minerals from Deception Island, Roberts Island, Trinity Island, and the coast bordering the Gerlache Channel, which were transmitted to the Colonial Office by the Governor, Sir William Douglas Young. It is with the kind permission of the Undersecretary of State for the Colonies that I am allowed to submit some account of Mr Innes Wilson's interesting and important collection.

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