The geology of Antarctica
1 January, 1962
Over much of Antarctica rock exposures are very limited in extent, occurring mainly as isolated mountain ranges, nunataks, ice‐free fringing coastal areas, and offshore islands, but the geological record is…Archives: Publications
Faunal remains on the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo Sound
1 January, 1962
In February 1902, members of Scott's Discovery expedition found the remains of a fish 18 in. long on the surface of the “pinnacled ice” near the ice front of the…Read more on Faunal remains on the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo Sound
Icebreakers, their construction and use
1 January, 1962
cebreakers are best defined by their primary uses: to break sea ice, to manœuvre in heavy concentrations of pack ice, and to clear channels through which other ships can pass…The palaeomagnetism of some igneous rocks from Antarctica
1 January, 1961
A century ago geologists first began to consider the possibility of large lateral shifts of the continents. Reconstructions of the ancient positions of the continents have been proposed at various…Read more on The palaeomagnetism of some igneous rocks from Antarctica
Glaciological observations in Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica
1 January, 1961
This paper is a summary of the more important results of glaciological investigations carried out in Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land during 1958–60, and which will be published at length in…Read more on Glaciological observations in Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica
The compilation of a reconnaissance map of Alexander Island, Antarctica, from trimetrogon air photographs
1 January, 1961
Few would deny that the advent of the aerial photograph caused a major revolution in surveying, or that the mapping of large areas at topographical scales,is most profitably done by…Recoveries of ringed giant petrels Macronectes giganteus
1 January, 1961
The ringing of Giant Petrels by F.I.D.S. parties in 1957‐58 and 1958‐59 is reviewed and the presence of a newly discovered rookery below the Antarctic Circle noted. A comparative analysis…Read more on Recoveries of ringed giant petrels Macronectes giganteus
Glacier problems in South Georgia
1 January, 1960
This paper is a synopsis of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey Scientific Report No. 29. Glaciological and climatic investigations carried out in South Georgia during the International Geophysical Year are described.…Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
1 January, 1960
It has long been known that the young of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) do not fly until eight or nine months after hatching, and the problem of how this…Read more on Chick feeding in the wandering albatross Diomedea exulans Linnæus
Palæomagnetism of some dolerite intrusions from the Theron Mountains and Whichaway Nunataks, Antarctica
1 December, 1959
As a part of the scientific activity of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition a collection of eight oriented samples was made by Stephenson from dolerite sills and dykes in the region…Aspects of the geology of the Scotia Arc
1 December, 1959
A review is given of the geology of the islands of the Scotia Arc. The provenance of the sedimentary materials is considered and it is concluded that the islands probably…Finger numbness and temperature in Antarctica
1 July, 1959
A group of new arrivals in Antarctica and a group staying a second consecutive year were observed over a period of one year. Differences of cold acclimatization in finger sensitivity…Notes on the ringing and the breeding distribution of the giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
1 April, 1958
Of approximately 800 Giant Petrel chicks banded at F.I.D.S. bases in 1956, fourteen were recovered later in the year from Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The results compare…Notes on the southern fur seal in South Georgia
1 March, 1958
The occurrence of a colony of fur seals in South Georgia is recorded and the observed habits and interspecific relationships of the seals described. The colony is estimated to consist…Read more on Notes on the southern fur seal in South Georgia
Growth rates and ages of crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophagus Jacquinot and Pucheran
1 March, 1958
1 The internal growth rings of the teeth of the crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus) are described and the annual pattern established. 2 By examination of near term foetuses, recently weaned…Read more on Growth rates and ages of crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophagus Jacquinot and Pucheran
Geological investigations in the Falkland Islands Dependencies since 1940
1 January, 1958
Scientific interest in the Falkland Islands Dependencies was revived after a lapse of some years when Operation “Tabarin” was formed in 1943, under the auspices of the Royal Navy. In…Read more on Geological investigations in the Falkland Islands Dependencies since 1940
Geological investigations in the Falkland Islands Dependencies before 1940
1 January, 1957
From the time of its discovery until the latter years of the nineteenth century Antarctica remained a terra incognita to the geologist, but in the early years of this century…Read more on Geological investigations in the Falkland Islands Dependencies before 1940
A mass dying of crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophagus (Gray)
1 January, 1957
n 1955 some 3000 Crabeater Seals Lobodon carcinophagus wintered on the sea‐ice of the Crown Prince Gustav Channel. The seals, most of which were young, were ten times more numerous…Read more on A mass dying of crabeater seals, Lobodon carcinophagus (Gray)
The breeding and maintenance of sledge dogs
1 January, 1957
One of the logical reasons for exploration is to collect the maximum of information in a specified time; therefore planning should be based on an appreciation of the pregnable gaps…
An unusual record of three species of whale being restricted to pools in Antarctic sea ice
1 January, 1957
During the winter in the Crown Prince Gustav Channel in Graham Land, ice tends to form at the northerly end first, thus isolating pools of open water. The pools normally…
Reproductive organs of fœtal and juvenile elephant seals
1 January, 1955
Between 1953 and 1955, I was serving with the Falkland Islands' Dependencies Survey in South Georgia and material was collected from the southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina. Histological and histochemical…Read more on Reproductive organs of fœtal and juvenile elephant seals
Sledge dogs of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1947–50
1 January, 1953
The following notes are intended not as a rigid set of rules but as a guide for future antarctic travellers: common sense must be used in their application. Systematic breeding,…Read more on Sledge dogs of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1947–50
Embryology of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
1 January, 1953
E. A. Wilson1 wrote in 1907, “The possibility that we have in the Emperor penguin the nearest approach to a primitive form not only of a penguin but of a…Read more on Embryology of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri)
The elephant seal industry at South Georgia
1 January, 1953
South Georgia, one of the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands, lies in the South Atlantic Ocean between lats. 53° 50′ and 55° S. and longs. 35° 50′ and 38°15' W.…The seals of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies
1 January, 1953
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey has established and maintained a number of antarctic bases since 1945. They are located on the Graham Land peninsula, in the South Shetland and South…Read more on The seals of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations
1 January, 1953
In 1946 the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands was completely destroyed by fire. Stores, valuable equipment and the records of many months'…The position of the Falkland Islands in a reconstruction of Gondwanaland
1 January, 1952
In previous reconstructions of Gondwanaland the Falkland Islands have been placed in a position intermediate between the Cape Province and Northern Argentina. In the present paper it is suggested on…Read more on The position of the Falkland Islands in a reconstruction of Gondwanaland
Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50
1 January, 1952
During the last two decades the sledging ration used by British antarctic expedition has gradually been standardized and recent minor variations have had little effect on total calorie value. It…Read more on Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50
A new method of age determination for mammals
1 January, 1952
For estimating the age of mammals such widely differing characters as coat colour, size, skull proportions and sutures, ossification, numbers of corpora albicantes, changes in the lens of the eye,…Seal-marking methods
1 January, 1952
For many years, in the course of fisheries investigations, large numbers of fish have been marked by means of numbered metal tags. Other marking methods, such as dyeing, branding and…Breeding behaviour of the emperor penguin
1 January, 1952
Man has very seldom had the opportunity of observing the breeding behaviour of Aptenodytes forsteri, the emperor penguin. Few rookeries have so far been discovered; all are around the coast…