Chronological List of Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical EventsOriginally published in 1989, this book lists Antarctic expeditions and related historical events from ancient times to the time of publication. With 3342 entries, covering the period from 700 BC to 1988, it is a completely revised and expanded version of a list complied by Dr Brian Roberts and first published in 1958. The addition of maps, references and an index containing approximately 27,000 entries greatly improved the quality and accessibility of the information. The region covered is the far south in general and the Antarctic in particular, including all areas covered by the Antarctic Treaty. The book will be of interest to polar, maritime and science historians and professionals concerned with all aspects of the Antartic. |
Contents
List of maps and graphs | 1 |
OBSERVATIONS | 3 |
Positions reported for the nonexistent islands 51 | 5 |
ILLUSTRATIONS | 6 |
The periAntarctic islands to the same scale | 17 |
Defined national territories on Antarctica | 19 |
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Antarctic scientific stations open during the 1988 winter | 40 |
Bouvetøya | 280 |
Antarctic Peninsula | 307 |
Macquarie Island | 318 |
Prince Edward Islands | 320 |
Deck of Thorshövdi a Norwegian whale factory ship 1949 | 325 |
Mawson station Australia 1964 | 346 |
Heard Island | 348 |
Gough Island | 360 |
STATISTICAL EXAMINATION | 41 |
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST | 52 |
where appropriate PLATE NUMBER PAGE 1 Chart published in 1531 by Oronce Finé 24 | 56 |
Ile Amsterdam | 62 |
The Ice Islands seen the 9th January 1773 James Cook 140 | 75 |
South Sandwich Islands | 77 |
Auckland Islands | 96 |
Edward Bransfields chart of the South Shetland Islands 428 | 114 |
South Orkney Islands | 124 |
Killing the Sea Elephant Iles Crozet from Charles Goodridges narrative 473 504 | 128 |
Balleny Islands | 148 |
Beaufort Island and Mount Erebus 16th January 1841 | 152 |
Iles Kerguelen | 164 |
Elephant sealing at Heard Island sketches by Captain H C Chester 930 | 179 |
The McDonald Islands and the sealers graves at Anse Betsey Iles Kerguelen from the voyage of HMS Challenger 1039 | 192 |
Campbell Island | 218 |
Camp Ridley Cape Adare Carsten Borchgrevinks hut being visited by the Discovery expedition 1278 1304 | 222 |
Eva about to ascend 4 February 1902 1304 | 226 |
Omond House Laurie Island South Orkney Islands William Speirs Bruces observatory in 1903 1317 | 230 |
South Georgia | 235 |
Captain Scotts expedition and Captain Amundsens tent South Pole 18 January 1912 1438 1440 | 248 |
Traverses to the South Pole | 251 |
Leith c 1912 and Grytviken 1980 whaling stations South Georgia | 264 |
Remote controlled snowscooter sledging down the Beardmore Glacier by the United States Antarctic Program 1961 | 392 |
Iles Crozet | 415 |
Kharkovchanka sledge train arriving at Vostok January 1964 2472 | 423 |
Vinson Massif and vicinity 2539 | 437 |
Volcanic eruption at Deception Island December 1967 2552 | 440 |
AmundsenScott station United States South Pole 1985 2816 | 489 |
Faraday station Argentine Islands British Antarctic Survey | 514 |
A Twin Otter aircraft over Alexander Island | 527 |
Construction of Halley station IV 3083 | 548 |
Tourist party at Nordensjkölds Hut Paulet Island 1988 1303 | 579 |
South Shetland Islands | 581 |
McMurdo station United States Ross Island December 1988 | 599 |
Peter I Øy | 601 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 604 |
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Common terms and phrases
aboard Amsterdam Antarctic Antarctic Research Antarctica appointed Argentine Auckland Islands August Australian Base biological Britain British naval voyage Campbell Island Cape Capt Charles coast collections Colony Commander Company conducted continued December Deception Island discovered Discovery established expedition factory Falkland Islands Dependencies February French geological Geophysical Government Heard Island Hope Iles Crozet included Index International James January John Jones June Land Leader Leaders for summer London Macquarie Island March Marine meteorological station November observations Occurrence Ocean October operated party Polar Port programme regions relieved reported rescued returned Richards Robert Ross Saint-Paul Sandwich Islands scientific sealing voyage season September ships South Georgia South Orkney Islands South Shetland Islands Southern station summer survey Territory Thomas took Tristan da Cunha Union United States sealing United States whaling Vessel Visited Iles Kerguelen Visited South Georgia Visited the Falkland whale-catchers whaling and sealing winter wrecked Zealand