Derek and Petra Searle
British geographer couple
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Derek John Hatherall Searle (born Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, 1928 – 12 September 2003, Norwich)[1] and Petra Leay Searle (born Exeter, Devon, 2 December 1928) are a British couple known for surveying British Overseas Territories and Antarctica in the mid-20th Century.[2] Derek, a photographer and map librarian worked on the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition,[3][4] and Petra worked for Ordnance Survey International, mapping South Georgia.[5]
Born2 December 1928
Exeter, Devon
CitizenshipBritish
Petra Leay Searle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1928 Exeter, Devon |
| Citizenship | British |
The Leay Glacier off the coast of Graham Land, Antarctica is named after Petra.[2] Mount Searle on Antartica's Horseshoe Island is named after Derek.[6]
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