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4 unusual facts about Alec Trendall


Alec Trendall

He is known for his work in mapping the island of South Georgia and for surveying the geology of Western Australia.

Trendall was the geologist on the 1951-52 and 1953-54 South Georgia Survey expeditions led by Duncan Carse.

Trendall Crag, 1,005 m, overlooking the north side of Drygalski Fjord at the southeast end of South Georgia, was named to commemorate Alec Trendall's contribution.

South Georgia Survey

The first expedition consisted of six men: Carse, deputy leader Kevin Walton, the surveyors Gordon Smillie and John Heaney, the geologist Alec Trendall, and the mountaineer Walter Roots.



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