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unusual facts about Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd


John Hugh Saffery

From 1955 to 1957 Saffery served as Flying Manager and Deputy Leader of the Falkland Islands Dependencied Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), carried out by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd on behalf of the Colonial Office.


Galen Peak

It was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, mapped from these photos in 1959, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Galen, the most eminent Roman doctor of his time, author of numerous works on medicine, surgery and anatomy.

Hales Peak

It was mapped from air photos taken by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd, 1956–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Englishman Stephen Hales, curate of Teddington, who first estimated blood pressure, and made important advances in hygiene.

Jenner Glacier

Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and mapped from these photos in 1959, it was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Edward Jenner, an English physician who was a pioneer of preventive medicine, and who instituted the use of cowpox vaccine in smallpox vaccination.

Kusunoki Point

It was mapped from air photos by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd, 1956–57, and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Kou Kusunoki, a Japanese sea ice specialist at Hokkaido University, and from 1966 with the National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo.

Mount Imhotep

The mountain was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, mapped from these photos in 1959, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Imhotep, who lived in Ancient Egypt and was the first physician to emerge as an individual.


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