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.
Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for J.H. Saffery, Deputy Leader and Flying Manager of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE) which photographed part of the area in 1955–57.