THE FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES' SURVEY
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The Falkland Islands Do pondencies' survey had its origin
in December, 1943, when a party under the command of
Lieutenant-Commander J.W.S. Marr, R..V.R. (Scout Marr of
Shackleton's 1922 Expedition) left this country for the
Dependencies.
Bases wore established in February, 19, at Fort Lockroy
in the Palmer Archipelago off Graham Land (Base A) and at
Deception Island in the South Shotlanüs (Base B). The former
base had a complement of 10 mon and the latter, Tour. An attempt
to establish a third station at Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula in
north Graham Land, failed because of adverse ice conditions.
Two ships were employed in these operations
Scoresby and the Fitzroy.
H. M. S. William
An additional vessel the Eagle, a Newfoundland sailing
was used in the Southern Summer of 1944-45, and, in
steamor
February, a third base with a complement of 13 men was
established at Hopo Bay (Base D) and four men were loft at cach
of the first two bases.'
It had beon intended to open a further base at the South
Orkney Islands but this project had to be abandoned when
Lieutenant Commander Marr was forced by illness to return to the
United Kingdom. His place as leader of the party was taken by
Captain (later Kajor) A. Taylor, of the Royal Canadian Engineers.
In the meantime, the base at Hope Ray had been supplied with
dog teams and slodging equipment and during 1945, a party was able
to sledgo Southwards, surveying James Ross Island and the cast
coast of Trinity Poninsula to Cape Inging.
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