Pumice eruption in the area of the South Sandwich Islands
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 […]
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Icebreakers, their construction and use
Read more of: Icebreakers, their construction and usecebreakers 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 […]
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Faunal remains on the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo Sound
Read more of: Faunal remains on the Ross Ice Shelf in McMurdo SoundIn 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 […]
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The geology of Antarctica
Read more of: The geology of AntarcticaOver 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 […]
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Recoveries of ringed giant petrels Macronectes giganteus
Read more of: Recoveries of ringed giant petrels Macronectes giganteusThe 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 […]
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The compilation of a reconnaissance map of Alexander Island, Antarctica, from trimetrogon air photographs
Read more of: The compilation of a reconnaissance map of Alexander Island, Antarctica, from trimetrogon air photographsFew 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 […]
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