Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Antarctica/British Antarctic Territory work group/Archive 1

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Thanks. — Headbomb {{{sup|ταλκ}}κοντριβς – WP Physics} 08:54, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)


 * BTW I notice that you tried to implement the article alerts but changed your mind. If you need help with them, just leave me a message on my talk page (I'm not watching the page). Headbomb {{{sup|ταλκ}}κοντριβς – WP Physics} 03:31, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

What is "DI"?
Does anyone know what the initials "DI" mean in the context of Antarctic exploration? Example:
 * "Alert Channel is a small channel between Whaler Channel and Bar Rocks, and leading to the head of Husvik Harbor in Stromness Bay, South Georgia. Charted by DI personnel in 1928 and named after Alert, the motorboat used by the DI survey party."

-- The Anome (talk) 22:39, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Can you point out a particular place the term is used? I might be able to get somewhere toward an answer with that information. John Carter (talk) 22:47, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

The term is used in multiple entries in the US GNIS data for places in the Antarctic. See, for example, the following: -- The Anome (talk) 23:34, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Considering the USGS is part of the United States Department of the Interior, which is or at least was responsible for mapping as well, I'm going to have to assume DI refers to that entity. John Carter (talk) 23:40, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * You will note that many of these are places in South Georgia or Signy Island, therefore of UK/British interest. So I think given the timing of the mapping (late 1920s) this is Discovery Investigations. Polargeo (talk) 09:08, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Actually if you go to the USGS descriptions you will see that many of them even mention the ships e.g. Discovery II. So I'm sure I'm right for once! Polargeo (talk) 09:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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