Werner Bay

Werner Bay (52˚29'00" 131˚28'00" W side of Juan Perez Sd, E side of Moresby I, QCI), Werner Point (52˚30'00" 131˚28'00" N entrance to Werner Bay). Named in 1878 by George Dawson of the Geological Survey of Canada after Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749–1817), an eminent German geologist. He studied law and mining, and became instructor of mineralogy at the small but important Freiberg Mining Academy in 1775. Werner’s grand theory, known as Neptunism, held that the Earth was once completely...

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