Discovered by the Discovery Expedition and named for Admiral Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, who served on Arctic voyages (1850–54) and was a member of the Ship Committee for this expedition.
Richard Vesey Hamilton (1829–1912), British admiral and First Naval Lord
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