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Sea ice distribution in the Antarctic: between longitudes 7°W and 92°W
1 January, 1963
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Pumice eruption in the area of the South Sandwich Islands
1 January, 1963
An extensive pumice raft was encountered by H.M.S. Protector in the area of the South Sandwich Islands on the 14th March, 1962. Evidence is presented which suggests that this material…Read more on Pumice eruption in the area of the South Sandwich Islands
Check list of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic vascular flora
1 January, 1963
While studying the distribution, within Antarctic regions, of the vascular plants now known from South Georgia, numerous discrepancies were found between the accounts of various authors. The present paper is…Read more on Check list of the sub-Antarctic and Antarctic vascular flora
Observations in the South Sandwich Islands, 1962
1 January, 1963
The South Sandwich Islands lie between lats. 56° 18′ S. and 59° 28′ S., and between longs. 26° 14′ W., and 28° 11′ W. There are eleven islands, of which…Read more on Observations in the South Sandwich Islands, 1962
Some results of five years of whistler observations from Labrador to Antarctica
1 January, 1963
Some interesting curves result when whistler data are averaged over a long period of time to smooth out random short-term variations in whistler generation and propagation. Local season is such…Read more on Some results of five years of whistler observations from Labrador to Antarctica
Observations of terrestrial locomotion in Antarctic seals
1 January, 1963
Observations are reported on the modes of terrestrial locomotion among Antarctic members of the Phocidae. An account is given of the sinuous (or “swimming”) type of progression found most developed…Read more on Observations of terrestrial locomotion in Antarctic seals
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…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