Captain John King Davis on F.I.S. Endeavour : Preparing for Oceanographic Work in the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Lucas, A, Kriwoken, L, Leane, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2011
• Subjects: History and Archaeology; Historical Studies; Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History); Antarctic; Endeavour; Freed; South Tasman Rise; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247410000690; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/72526

John King Davis captained S.Y. Aurora on three voyages to Antarctica and on other sub-Antarctic cruises for Douglas Mawsons Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) 19111914. Between the first and second Antarctic trips, he made a short return cruise in 1912 from Melbourne to Eden in southeastern Aus...