Sledge Dogs on Amundsen's South Polar Journey

Polar Record ◽  
1937 ◽  
Vol 2 (13) ◽  
pp. 57-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Captain Helmer Hanssen
Keyword(s):  
Short Note ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Open Land ◽  
South Polar ◽  
Snow And Ice

When I was asked by the Editor of The Polar Record to write a short note about sledge dogs, I did so, sensible of the appropriateness of the request, in that the year 1936 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Roald Amundsen's journey to the South Pole.A sledge dog seems, to have been made by nature for travelling in snow and ice, like the camel for the desert, the horse for the open land and the goat for the mountain. He sleeps comfortably in all kinds of weather, without shelter other than the snow; and when hungry, will eat any kind of food, as he needs must in barren countries, where food is scarce. I have known dogs enjoy a meal of bamboo sticks.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Horrall
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Charles Darwin ◽  
Short Note ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Gender And Race ◽  
Evolutionary Theories

This short chapter opens with a scene set in 1911, in which Antarctic explorers from throughout the British Empire listen to a recording of the era’s most famous cave man in their hut near the South Pole. This demonstrates how the cave man had been insinuated into global popular culture. The introduction then briefly sketches the character’s genesis, noting the importance of popular evolutionary theories and especially Charles Darwin, the role played by the cartoonist Edward Tennyson ‘E.T.’ Reed and the international influence of his drawings. The use of the term ‘cave man’ to refer to these ancient humans is discussed as are issues surrounding gender and race. Finally, a short note about primary sources discusses how digitisation and searchable databases have revolutionised the ways in which popular culture can be explored, reconstructed and understood.

scholarly journals The “terra firma” anecdote: On the attempt to deceive Roald Amundsen during the meeting between the Fram and Terra Nova expeditions in 1911

Polar Record ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Lantz
Keyword(s):  
Recent Article ◽  
Slight Variation ◽  
South Pole ◽  
Terra Firma ◽  
The South ◽  
Terra Nova ◽  
South Polar

Abstract This paper discusses an unsourced anecdote in Roland Huntford’s dual biography of Scott and Amundsen and their race for the South Pole; the first edition of the book was published in 1979. During a meeting between the Fram and Terra Nova in the Bay of Whales on 4 February 1911, Lieutenant Victor Campbell allegedly told Roald Amundsen—in order to deceive him—that one of the British motor sledges was “already on terra firma”. In a recent article in Polar Record, Huntford received criticism for (seemingly) having imagined the episode. However, a description of this incident, though with a slight variation compared to Huntford’s version, can be found in Tryggve Gran’s book, Kampen om Sydpolen [The Battle for the South Pole], published in 1961. Hence, one must conclude that Campbell really did try to mislead Amundsen regarding the motor sledges. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that the attempted deception had an impact on Amundsen’s plan for his south polar journey.

scholarly journals In situ index-of-refraction measurements of the South Polar firn with the RICE detector

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (171) ◽  
pp. 522-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya Kravchenko ◽  
David Besson ◽  
Josh Meyers
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Ice Cores ◽  
In Situ Measurements ◽  
Index Of Refraction ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Arrival Times ◽  
Receiver Array ◽  
South Polar

AbstractUsing the RICE (Radio Ice Cherenkov Experiment) detector at the South Pole, we have estimated the variation in the index of refraction (n) of the firn, as a function of elevation (z) measured from the surface down to z =-150 m. Measurements were made by lowering a dipole transmitter into a dry (5 in (127 mm) caliber) borehole, originally drilled for the RICE experiment in 1998, and determining signal arrival times, as a function of transmitter depth, in the englacial RICE receiver array. We clearly confirm the expected correlation of n(z) with ice density. Our measurements are in fair agreement with previous laboratory characterizations of the dielectric properties of ice cores. These are the first such in situ measurements to be performed at the South Pole.

scholarly journals The Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO)

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon P. Balm
Keyword(s):  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Plateau ◽  
The Antarctic ◽  
South Polar

AbstractThe Antarctic Submillimeter Telescope and Remote Observatory (AST/RO) is a highly automated 1·7 m diameter telescope aimed at exploiting the superb submillimetre skies of the Antarctic Plateau for astronomy and aeronomy studies. It was recently installed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station during the 1994/95 Austral season and is currently undergoing its first winter-over of operation. In this paper we briefly outline the capabilities of the instrument and describe some recent achievements culminating in the telescope’s first observations of the South Polar submillimetre sky.

scholarly journals XVI. Contributions to Terrestrial Magnetism, No. XI

1868 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 480-481
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
British Association ◽  
Polar Regions ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
General Review ◽  
Terrestrial Magnetism ◽  
Magnetic Elements ◽  
South Polar

This number of the Contributions of Terrestrial Magnetism contains the completion of the Magnetical Survey of the South Polar Regions, undertaken by Her Majesty’s Government in 1840-1845 at the joint instance of the Royal Society and the British Association for the Advancement of Science. The observations themselves, and their provisional discussion, have already been given in the previous numbers, V., VI., VIII., and X. of the Contributions. The present number contains a general review of the whole survey, and is accompanied by three maps, which have been prepared, with the permission of the Hydrographer, Captain Richards, R. N., E. R. S., under the careful superintendence of the Assistant Hydrographer, Captain Frederick John Evans, R. N., F. R. S., one map being allotted to each of the three magnetic elements, viz. the Declination, Inclination, and Intensity of the Magnetic Force. In these maps the Isogonic, Isoclinal, and Isodynamic lines have been drawn, by the author of the paper, conformably with the observations around the circumference of the globe between the parallel of 30° S. and the South Pole. The paper also contains Tables, prepared with a view to the revision of the calculations of Gauss’s 'Allgemeine Theorie des Erdmagnetismus.’ They give the values of each of the three magnetic elements at the intersections of every fifth degree of latitude between 40° of south latitude and the South Pole, and every tenth degree of longitude between 0 and 360°.

Expedition to the South Pole: experience of the laboratory game on polar sciences with primary schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Federica La Longa ◽  
Massimo Crescimbene ◽  
Lucilla Alfonsi ◽  
Claudio Cesaroni ◽  
Vincenzo Romano
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South
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