Abernethy Flats
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Abernethy Flats (James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1983 after Thomas Abernethy, gunner on HMS Erebus (Capt. James Clark Ross) during exploration of these waters in 1842-43.
) is a gravel plain cut by braided streams at the head of Brandy Bay,This article incorporates text from Abernethy Flats, in the Geographic Names Information System, operated by the United States Geological Survey, and therefore a public domain work of the United States Government.