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The Discovery Committee was a popular name for the Interdepartmental Committee for the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands established by the British Government to carry out scientific investigations (which became known as ‘Discovery Investigations’) and to propose nature resource conservation and economic development policies for the Falkland Islands Dependencies.

During more than 25 years (1925–51) of pioneering work, the Committee's research ships Discovery (Robert Scott’s ship), William Scoresby and Discovery II collected an enormous amount of oceanographic, biological, and geographical data published in 38 volumes, contributing greatly to the knowledge of the world's southern regions. Particularly extensive was the new data related to all aspects of the island of South Georgia. Among the results of the investigations was also the discovery of the natural boundary of Antarctica, the Antarctic Convergence.

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Discovery Committee

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The Discovery Committee was a popular name for the Interdepartmental Committee for the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands established by the British...

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RRS Discovery

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RRS Discovery is a barque-rigged auxiliary steamship built in Dundee, Scotland for Antarctic research. Launched in 1901, she was the last traditional...

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Australian gold rushes

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many other parts of the state. The Victorian Gold Discovery Committee wrote in 1854: The discovery of the Victorian Goldfields has converted a remote...

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Multiple discovery

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concept of multiple discovery (also known as simultaneous invention)[self-published source] is the hypothesis that most scientific discoveries and inventions...

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Victorian gold rush

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result of the procurement of wealth. The Victorian Gold Discovery Committee wrote in 1854: The discovery of the Victorian Goldfields has converted a remote...

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Discovery of chemical elements

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The discoveries of the 118 chemical elements known to exist as of 2024 are presented here in chronological order. The elements are listed generally in...

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Discovery Investigations

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were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918. They were intended to provide...

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Mount Discovery

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the west margin of Discovery Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) in association with Discovery Glacier, a partial...

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Bellingshausen Island

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Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II in 1930 and named for Ms. S. M. Isaacson, an assistant to the staff of the Discovery Committee...

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Age of Discovery

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The Age of Discovery, also known as the Age of Exploration, was part of the early modern period and largely overlapping with the Age of Sail. It was a...

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Discovery Expedition

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The Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904, known officially as the British National Antarctic Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the...

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Bristol Island

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unnamed until it was surveyed in 1930 by a team on the staff of the Discovery Committee. The oldest rock in the South Sandwich Islands is found at Bristol...

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United States Senate Committee on Industrial Expositions

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established a select committee to celebrate the centennial of the United States Constitution and the 400th Anniversary of the discovery of America. Beginning...

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Wordie Ice Shelf

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(later President) of the Royal Geographical Society, member of the Discovery Committee, and chairman of the Scott Polar Research Institute. He also had...

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Rayner Point

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by DI personnel on the Discovery II and named for George W. Rayner, member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee.  This article incorporates...

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Discovery of penicillin

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The discovery of penicillin was one of the most important scientific discoveries in the history of medicine. Ancient societies used moulds to treat infections...

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Corps of Discovery

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The Corps of Discovery was a specially established unit of the United States Army which formed the nucleus of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that took...

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Web Services Discovery

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defining UDDI, the OASIS Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Specification Technical Committee voted to complete its work in late 2007 and...

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Cape Flannery

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1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the RSS Discovery II, who named it for Sir Fortescue Flannery, a member of the Discovery Committee. "Flannery...

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Hardy Point

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1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for Alister C. Hardy, a member of the zoological staff of the Discovery Committee...

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Fort Discovery

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The National Science Center's Fort Discovery, generally known as Fort Discovery, was a 128,000-square-foot (11,900 m2), children's science exhibition center...

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Thalassema antarcticum

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and Priapulidae Collected by the Ships of the Discovery Committee During the Years 1926-1937. In Discovery reports v.21 (pp. 248). essay, London, Cambridge...

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Horsburgh Point

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1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for H. Horsburgh, technical officer to the Discovery Committee. "Horsburgh...

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