scholarly journals The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910-12

1913 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Roald Amundsen ◽  
A. G. Chater
Keyword(s):  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Expedition

The Occurrence of Glossopteris in the Beacon Sandstone of Ferrar Glacier, South Victoria Land

1928 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 323-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. N. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
South Pole ◽  
Fossil Plants ◽  
The South ◽  
Geological Age ◽  
Victoria Land ◽  
Antarctic Expedition

The presence of members of the Glossopteris flora in Antarctica was first attested by the material collected from Mount Buckley by Dr. Wilson and Lieut. Bowers on Capt. Scott's last expedition to the South Pole. and the now famous specimens were described by Professor A. C. Seward (1914). Traces of fossil plants in Antarctica, were, however, first discovered by Mr. H. T. Ferrar, a member of the National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904, and were briefly described by Arber (1907), who reported, on some specimens from the Ferrar Glacier, that “several of these show fair-sized carbonaceous impressions or markings, which in all probability are of vegetable origin”. The evidence presented by this unpromising material did not “permit of any opinion as to the botanical nature or affinities of the fossils themselves, nor of the geological age of the beds in which they occur” (Arber, 1907, p. 48). Professor Seward examined the specimens and agreed with this conclusion (1914, p. 2).

The dogs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914

Polar Record ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beau Riffenburgh
Keyword(s):  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
The Individual

ABSTRACTFifty dogs were ordered from Greenland for use on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Twenty-one more were later donated to the expedition by Roald Amundsen, when he reached Hobart after his successful attainment of the South Pole. Numerous pups were born during the expedition. This note gives the details of the individual dogs during the expedition, including their names (and why they were so named), descriptions (when known), and fates.

Why didn't they ask Evans?: a response to Karen May

Polar Record ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris S.M. Turney
Keyword(s):  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Ice Shelf ◽  
Ross Ice Shelf ◽  
Geographical Society ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Early Departure ◽  
The Uk

In ’Why didn't they ask Evans?’ (Turney, 2017), I draw together previously unpublished sources and new analyses of published material to cast further light on the circumstances that led to the fatal events surrounding the return of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Polar Party on the British Antarctic Expedition (BAE, 1911–1913). Of particular importance are the notes on the meeting between the Royal Geographical Society's President Lord Curzon and the widows Kathleen Scott and Oriana Wilson in April 1913, which explicitly identify Lieutenant Edward ‘Teddy’ Evans as having removed food that exceeded his allocation as a member of the Last Supporting Party (Curzon, 1913), the establishment and almost immediate closure of a ‘Committee of Enquiry’ chaired by Lord Curzon (Beaumont, 1913a, b, c; Cherry-Garrard, 1913a; Darwin, 1913; Goldie, 1913), the recognition of missing food at key depots by the returning Polar Party on the 7, 24 and 27 February 1912 (Scott, 1913a; Wilson, 1912), Evans’ anger at not being selected as a member of the Polar Party and his early departure home (Evans, 1912), the revised timeline of when Evans fell down with scurvy on the Ross Ice Shelf to apparently align with when and where the food was removed (The Advertiser, 3 April 1912, Adelaide: 10) (Cherry-Garrard, 1922; Ellis, 1969; Evans, 1912, 1913a, 1943; Lashly, 1912; Scott, 1913a, 1913b), Evans’ failure to ensure Scott's orders regarding the return of the dog sledging teams had been acted on (Cherry-Garrard, 1922; Gran, 1961; Hattersley-Smith & McGhie, 1984) and the misunderstanding amongst senior Royal Geographical Society members during Evans’ recuperation in the UK that Apsley Cherry-Garrard ‘was to meet the South Pole party, with two teams of dogs, at the foot of the [Beardmore] glacier’ (Markham, 1913). I would like to thank May (2018) for her comment and acknowledge that Edward Wilson's sketchbooks of the expedition's logistics, scientific priorities, sketches and notes on the BAE comprise entries from 1911–1912 and not solely from 1912, which Turney (2017) used to denote the year of the last entry.

XVI.—The Schizopoda, Stomatopoda, and non-Antarctic Isopoda of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

1914 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 865-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter M. Tattersall
Keyword(s):  
Present Report ◽  
British Museum ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Small Collection ◽  
The Antarctic

The present report deals with the whole of the Schizopoda and Stomatopoda in the Scotia collections, and with those Isopoda which were taken in localities outside the limits of Antarctica. I am indebted to the courtesy of Dr W. S. Bruce for the opportunity of examining and reporting on these collections. The report on the Antarctic Isopoda is being prepared by Mr T. V. Hodgson.I also include a few notes on a small collection of Schizopoda which were taken by the Discovery on its outward journey to the South Pole, for the opportunity of examining which I am indebted to the kindness of Dr W. T. Calman, of the British Museum. These latter records are most appropriately included here along with those of the species which the Scotia captured on her outward journey, over very nearly the same ground.

Introduzione. Scienza, esplorazione ed eroismo: Robert Falcon Scott al Polo Sud

2012 ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
Nicoletta Brazzelli
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Scientific Exploration ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Polar Research Institute ◽  
Return Journey ◽  
The Antarctic

The centenary of Scott’s arrival at the South Pole in 1912 and of his tragic death during the return journey has been celebrated through exhibitions and conferences, while a general reassessment of Scott’s figure has been provided by several scholars. In particular, the scientific role of the 1910-12 British Antarctic expedition is now emphasized: Scott’s aim was not only to reach the Pole but especially to collect data and geological specimens of a completely unknown continent. This introduction focuses on the scientific dimension of Scott’s enterprise, giving special attention to the role of photography, employed during the expedition as a tool of scientific exploration, and to the crucial impact of photographs on the modern perception of the Antarctic. Another important point concerns the Scott Polar Research Institute (Cambridge, UK), founded in 1920 to commemorate Scott, that laid the foundations of Polar studies and pioneered scientific research throughout the twentieth century.

scholarly journals Why didn't they ask Evans?

Polar Record ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 498-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris S. M. Turney
Keyword(s):  
Recent Work ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Expedition

ABSTRACTArguably the best known scientific Antarctic venture was the British Antarctic Expedition of 1911–1913 led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. Whilst the so-called race to the geographic South Pole with Roald Amundsen's Norwegian Antarctic expedition excited international interest, the tragic death of Scott and his returning Polar Party was a striking reminder of the hazards of operating in the south. Recent work has highlighted the possible role expedition second-in-command Lieutenant Edward ‘Teddy’ Evans played in the deaths of Scott and his men. Here I report newly discovered documents which, when placed in a wider context, raise significant questions over Evans’ behaviour during the expedition. The evidence focuses on the shortage of food at key depots, the apparently deliberate obfuscation of when Evans fell down with scurvy and the failure to pass on orders given by Scott. It is concluded that Evans actions on and off the ice can at best be described as ineffectual, at worst deliberate sabotage. Why Evans was not questioned more about these events on his return to England remains unknown.

‘One cannot help liking them’: Terra Nova meets Fram

Polar Record ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-191
Author(s):  
Meredith Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Positive Attitude ◽  
South Pole ◽  
Short Stay ◽  
The South ◽  
Ice Shelf ◽  
Ross Ice Shelf ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Ice Edge ◽  
Terra Nova ◽  
Intense Debate

ABSTRACTDuring January 1911 two separate expeditions came ashore within ten days of each other in Antarctica. Both were hoping to achieve the South Pole. Robert Falcon Scott's decision to establish his British Antarctic Expedition's winter quarters on Ross Island close to routes explored on his first Antarctic expedition was signalled in advance. Scott had received notification of the Norwegian Roald Amundsen's intention to head for Antarctica but did not know where he planned to land. At 00.05 am on 4 February 1911 the British expedition's vessel Terra Nova unexpectedly came across Amundsen's Fram moored to the ice edge in the Bay of Whales. 14 hours later Terra Nova departed, taking news of Amundsen's location and plans, to deliver to Scott. For those on Terra Nova who kept diaries, the event filled days surrounding the encounter spurred the recording of thoughts, emotions and conversations as well as descriptions: eye witness accounts, allowing us to gain an appreciation of the situation as it was. This material from the British side, together with letters, and diary entries from earlier in the voyage, reveals a more complex account than do expedition narratives published subsequently by several of the participants. Terra Nova's passage along the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf in February 1911 had, in fact, come close to being cancelled. Terra Nova's commander as instructed by Scott was heading for Balloon Bight on 3 February, not the Bay of Whales. Even the ship's departure after a short stay, with everyone still on board, became a matter for intense debate. In addition, the generally very positive attitude of the British towards the Norwegians as expressed in diaries hardened subsequently, at least for some. This paper's focus is on the responses of those on Terra Nova to the encounter. Those of the Norwegians are being explored by other researchers.

scholarly journals Jean-Baptiste Charcot, the French Antarctic expedition and scurvy

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 562-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive ◽  
Francisco Manoel Branco Germiniani ◽  
Renato Puppi Munhoz
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Picture ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Dietary Changes ◽  
Antarctic Expedition

During the second expedition to the South Pole, Commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot and some members of the crew of “Pourquoi Pas?” developed symptoms suggestive of scurvy. The clinical picture was totally reversed after dietary changes.

Had We Lived ... Phantasms & Nieves Penitentes: Conversation between Anne Noble and Geoffrey Batchen

2017 ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Anne Noble ◽  
Geoffrey Batchen
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
The Body ◽  
South Pole ◽  
The South ◽  
Antarctic Expedition ◽  
Terra Nova

In the conversation, two of the most prominent New Zealand authors in the field of photography talk about the body of work of Anne Noble’s Antarctica photography projects. Had we lived is a re-photographic project reflecting on the tragedies of heroic age exploration (commemorating the centenary of the deaths of Robert Falcon Scott and his men on their return from the South Pole – Terra Nova Expedition or British Antarctic Expedition to the South Pole, 1912) and on the memory of Erebus tragedy of 1975, when a tourist plane flying over Antarctica crashed into Mt Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Anne Noble re-photographed image taken by Herbert Bowers at the South Pole – the photograph of Scott and his men taken after they arrived at the South Pole to find Amundsen had already been and gone. Phantasms and Nieves Penitentes projects hint at the triumph of Antarctica over human endeavour and as a non-explorer type herself photographer Anne Noble states: “I rather liked this perverse reversal”. Both tragic events have a notable relationship to photography – Erebus in particular, as those who died were likely looking out of the aeroplane windows taking photographs at the time of impact. This relationship is addressed throughout the conversation between the two, providing an insightful commentary on the questions of authenticity, documentary value and the capacity of photography to exist in the in-between spaces of thoughtful imagining, and rational dreaming. Keywords: Antarctica, authenticity, documentary, photographic imaginary, re-photographing

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