Peggotty Bluff facts for kids

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Antarctic Camp
Peggotty Camp Location in Antarctica
Location in Antarctica	Peggotty Bluff King Haakon Bay South Georgia Island Antarctica
Administered by	Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
Established	1916 (1916)

Peggotty Bluff or Peggotty Camp, is a bluff on the north side and near the head of King Haakon Bay, South Georgia.

History

In 1916, Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition party from Elephant Island established a camp, using the upturned James Caird near the head of King Haakon Bay which they called Peggotty Camp, after the Peggotty family in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield who lived in a home made from a beached boat. While they were waiting in this location, Henry McNish took screws from the boat and put them in the crew's shoes in order that they could walk across ice more easily.

During the South Georgia Survey, 1955–56, King Haakon Bay was surveyed and the approximate position of the camp deduced. The name Peggotty Bluff was given to the feature now described, which is close to the ITAE campsite.

Images for kids

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  James Caird nearing South Georgia, from Ernest Shackleton's book, South, 1919.

See also

In Spanish: Bahía Rey Haakon para niños