Charles Hoadley
Biographical notes
Geologist - Aurora 1911-1913
Single, a graduate in Mining Engineering of Melbourne University.
A member of F. Wild's Western Party (Queen Mary Land), he
took part in several sledging journeys and was Geologist of
the party who explored westwards to Gaussberg.
From Appendix
1, Mawson - Heart of the Antarctic
Charles Archibald Hoadley
Hoadley on ski at the Grottoes
Dovers, Jones and Hoadley
Landmarks named after Charles Archibald Hoadley
Feature Name:
Cape Hoadley
Feature Type: cape
Latitude:
6628S
Longitude: 09956E
Description: Prominent rock coastal outcrop
forming the W portal of the valley occupied by Scott Glacier.
Discovered by the Western Base Party of the AAE under Mawson
in November 1912.
Variant Name: Cape Hoadly
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