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Davis Station
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Etymology
en John King Davis = Australian explorer.
Proper noun
Davis station
en research station in region/Princess Elizabeth Land in cont/Antarctica.
en Davis
en Copter crashes during Antarctica science mission; 3 injured w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/world/asia/antarctica-australia-helicopter-crash 2013-12-02 The temperature at Davis station Monday night was around 0 degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit), according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. https://web.archive.org/web/20131206080615/https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/world/asia/antarctica-australia-helicopter-crash
en Antarctic rescue mission launched to evacuate ill man from Australian base - video w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/mar/24/expedition-medical-evacuation-davis-antarctica-video 2015-03-24 A tradesman who became seriously ill while at Davis Station in Antarctica is transferred by helicopter to the icebreaker ship Aurora Australis. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108162608/https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/mar/24/expedition-medical-evacuation-davis-antarctica-video
en Places in Antarctica