Watson Peninsula [SEP] continent
Watson Peninsula
Watson Peninsula is a narrow peninsula long separating Macdougal and Marr Bays on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica. It was charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it for G.L. Watson, yacht designer and redesigner of the expedition ship "Scotia".
Important Bird Area.
The peninsula has been identified an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a large breeding colony of about 13,000 pairs of chinstrap penguins.
York Peninsula in Queensland, near the modern town of Weipa. Janszoon named the river "R. met het Bosch", but it is now known as the Pennefather River. This is the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent. He proceeded over Albatross Bay to Archer Bay, the confluence of the Archer and the Watson Rivers, which he named "Dubbelde Rev" (Dutch for double river) and then on to Dugally River, which he named the "Visch" (Dutch for fish).
Voyage Turnback.