Meanings
- A research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
The temperature at Davis station Monday night was around 0 degrees Celsius (32 Fahrenheit), according to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
2013 December 2, “Copter crashes during Antarctica science mission; 3 injured”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 20131 more example
A tradesman who became seriously ill while at Davis Station in Antarctica is transferred by helicopter to the icebreaker ship Aurora Australis.
2015 March 24, “Antarctic rescue mission launched to evacuate ill man from Australian base - video”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 08 Jan 2016Synonyms: Davis
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA research station in Princess Elizabeth Land in Antarctica.
Origin
Named after Australian explorer John King Davis.
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