Eric Norman Webb
Biographical notes
Chief Magnetician - Aurora 1911-1913
Single, was an Associate of Civil Engineering of Canterbury
University College, and, for the five months previous to joining
the Expedition, carried out magnetic observations under the
Carnegie Institute of Washington, U.S.A. At the Main Base (Adelie
Land) E. N. Webb was Chief Magnetician, accompanying the Southern
Sledging Party.
From Appendix 1, Mawson - Heart of the
Antarctic
Landmarks named after Eric Norman Webb
Feature Name:
Webb Subglacial
Trench
Feature Type: valley
Latitude: 70°00'S
Longitude: 146°00'E
Description: A subglacial trench in the NW part
of Wilkes Subglacial Basin, to the W of Southern Cross Subglacial
Highlands, in East Antarctica. The feature was delineated by
the SPRI-NSF-TUD airborne radio echo sounding program, 1967-79.
Feature Name: Cape Webb
Feature Type: cape
Latitude: 67°51'S
Longitude: 146°55'E
Description:
A coastal point separating Ainsworth Bay and Doolette Bay, also
serving to mark on the W the depression occupied by Ninnis Glacier.
Discovered by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.
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