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... open leads . We came to a stretch of open water about 1,000 yards across and , but for the numerous small pieces of ice drifting around over it , I would have launched our float plane for a reconnaissance flight . However , progress ...
... open leads . We came to a stretch of open water about 1,000 yards across and , but for the numerous small pieces of ice drifting around over it , I would have launched our float plane for a reconnaissance flight . However , progress ...
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... open water connecting the polynya to the open water 2 miles ahead . He proceeded very slowly , for the water was shallow , and at 2100 I left him to carry out soundings from the bridge . He was in quite a good humour again . At 2140 ...
... open water connecting the polynya to the open water 2 miles ahead . He proceeded very slowly , for the water was shallow , and at 2100 I left him to carry out soundings from the bridge . He was in quite a good humour again . At 2140 ...
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... open water , so the Captain changed course to NNW and made straight for the pack ice . At 0730 we were going due north . The pack till then had not been too bad . However , there was no sign of swell in the water , so the pack belt must ...
... open water , so the Captain changed course to NNW and made straight for the pack ice . At 0730 we were going due north . The pack till then had not been too bad . However , there was no sign of swell in the water , so the pack belt must ...
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Macquarie Island | 19 |
Heard Island | 39 |
Of Ships and pack ice | 65 |
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Adélie ahead aircraft ANARE ANARE/P anchor Antarctic Division Antarctic station Antarctica Armengaud ashore astern Atlas Cove Auster barge beach bridge bunk Captain Petersen cargo charter coast continent crack crew deck dinner Dovers drift DUKW engine expedition exploration External Affairs fast ice feet flight floes Framnes Mountains French fuel Gwynn Hansen haul Heard Island heavy hoisted Horseshoe Harbour Ice Shelf icebergs Kerguelen Kista Kista Dan knots later Leckie load lunch Macey Macquarie Island MacRobertson Land magnetic Mawson Station Melbourne miles morning motor boat mountains nations night Norwegian observations Officer open water operations pack ice party pedition penguins photographs Planning Committee plateau pontoon port position problems Prydz Bay RAAF radio rock sailed scientific Scullin Monolith seals Seaver ship's shore side sledge snow starboard tank Thompson took unloading Vestfold Hills voyage Weasel weather whaling wind Wyatt Earp yards