It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition during December 1947; it was named by the FIDS for , a Norwegian authority on Antarctic whaling and exploration.
The area was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in December 1947 and photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition. It was later named after an individual with expertise in Antarctic whaling and exploration, who was of Norwegian origin.