▁expedition ▁of ▁Charles ▁Francis ▁Hall ) ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁site . ▁Instead , ▁an ▁eight - man ▁crew ▁commanded ▁by ▁USA AF ▁Captain ▁John ▁T . ▁Crow ell ▁was ▁off loaded ▁on ▁a ▁smaller ▁island ▁" about ▁eight ▁miles ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁head land ▁Captain ▁Ro ose vel t ▁had ▁recommended ." ▁They ▁operated ▁a ▁weather / radio ▁station ▁over ▁the ▁winter . ▁The ▁expedition ▁reported ▁that ▁" this ▁island ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁some ▁ 4 0 0 ▁feet ▁high ▁and ▁very ▁level ▁on ▁top ▁providing ▁a ▁natural ▁run way ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁mile ▁in ▁length ." ▁The ▁ships ▁left ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁station ▁relief ▁and ▁base ▁construction ▁expedition ▁arrived ▁next ▁July , ▁both ▁the ▁Crow ell ▁and ▁Ro ose vel t ▁sites ▁were ▁rejected ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁level ▁me adow ▁discovered ▁along ▁the ▁Syl via ▁Gr inn ell ▁River ▁on ▁main land ▁B aff in ▁Island . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁July , ▁ships ▁Pol aris ▁and ▁E ff ie ▁M . ▁Morris sey ▁anch ored ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁called ▁K oo j esse ▁In let ▁and ▁began ▁surve ying ▁the ▁area : ▁" The ▁terrain ▁was ▁excellent , ▁with ▁level ▁ground ▁extending ▁nearly ▁the ▁entire ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁needed ▁for ▁an ▁am ple ▁run way ... The ▁har bor , ▁readily ▁accessible ▁from ▁the ▁bay , ▁offered ▁a ▁good ▁anch orage ▁for ▁ships ▁of ▁any ▁size ▁that ▁would ▁come ▁in ." ▁The