Dr. Leslie Hatton Whetter, 1888 - 1955
Biographical notes
Surgeon - Aurora 1911-1913
Single. He graduated at Otago University, New Zealand, and joined the Expedition as Surgeon, acting in that capacity at the Main Base (Adelie Land) during 1912. He accompanied a sledging party which explored to the westward of Winter Quarters.
From Appendix 1, Mawson - Heart of the Antarctic
Landmarks named after Dr. Leslie H. Whetter
Feature Name: Whetter
Nunatak
Feature Type: summit
Latitude: 66°58'S
Longitude: 143°01'E
Description:
A small rock outcrop on the coastal ice slopes near the
sea, situated 8 mi ENE of Cape Denison on the E shore of Commonwealth
Bay. Discovered by the AAE (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson.
Dr. Leslie H. Whetter
Leslie Whetter shooting a weddell seal
Dr Leslie H. Whetter negotiating a dangerous stretch
of broken ice along the coastal downfalls near the Winter
Quarters, at the foot of the Great Ice Barrier, Commonwealth
Bay, Adelie Land, Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914
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