Polish Antarctic activities 1976–78
The first permanent Polish scientific station in the Antarctic—the H. Arctowski station—was opened on 26 February 1977 on behalf of the Polish Academy of Sciences, by the 1976–77 expedition's leader. Assistant Professor S. Rakusa-Suszczewski. The station is built on the west coast of Admiralty...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400001911 2024-03-03T08:37:44+00:00 Polish Antarctic activities 1976–78 Birkenmajer, K. 1978 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400001911 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400001911 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 19, issue 119, page 173-175 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1978 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400001911 2024-02-08T08:45:43Z The first permanent Polish scientific station in the Antarctic—the H. Arctowski station—was opened on 26 February 1977 on behalf of the Polish Academy of Sciences, by the 1976–77 expedition's leader. Assistant Professor S. Rakusa-Suszczewski. The station is built on the west coast of Admiralty Bay, south of Point Thomas, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands, and is named after Professor Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958), an outstanding Polish scientist and member of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in Belgica (1897–99) under A. de Gerlache de Gomery. Its location by the sea allows the possibility of oceanographic research, which should make up for the lack of such a centre in Poland. However, its main purpose is to carry out the biological studies necessary in order to formulate measures for the protection of the Antarctic flora and fauna, whose existence is being threatened by an increasing number of tourists and fishermen. It is also hoped that co-operation with other scientists and countries, and exchanges of information will occur, and that the station will be a stopover point for many scientific expeditions and other ships. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic King George Island Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Admiralty Bay Gerlache ENVELOPE(99.033,99.033,-66.500,-66.500) Arctowski ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.167,-62.167) De Gerlache ENVELOPE(-62.333,-62.333,-64.500,-64.500) Arctowski Station ENVELOPE(-58.482,-58.482,-62.153,-62.153) Point Thomas ENVELOPE(-58.500,-58.500,-62.167,-62.167) Polar Record 19 119 173 175 |
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The first permanent Polish scientific station in the Antarctic—the H. Arctowski station—was opened on 26 February 1977 on behalf of the Polish Academy of Sciences, by the 1976–77 expedition's leader. Assistant Professor S. Rakusa-Suszczewski. The station is built on the west coast of Admiralty Bay, south of Point Thomas, King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands, and is named after Professor Henryk Arctowski (1871–1958), an outstanding Polish scientist and member of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in Belgica (1897–99) under A. de Gerlache de Gomery. Its location by the sea allows the possibility of oceanographic research, which should make up for the lack of such a centre in Poland. However, its main purpose is to carry out the biological studies necessary in order to formulate measures for the protection of the Antarctic flora and fauna, whose existence is being threatened by an increasing number of tourists and fishermen. It is also hoped that co-operation with other scientists and countries, and exchanges of information will occur, and that the station will be a stopover point for many scientific expeditions and other ships. |
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Polish Antarctic activities 1976–78 |
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Polish Antarctic activities 1976–78 |
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Polish Antarctic activities 1976–78 |
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ENVELOPE(99.033,99.033,-66.500,-66.500) ENVELOPE(-58.467,-58.467,-62.167,-62.167) ENVELOPE(-62.333,-62.333,-64.500,-64.500) ENVELOPE(-58.482,-58.482,-62.153,-62.153) ENVELOPE(-58.500,-58.500,-62.167,-62.167) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Admiralty Bay Gerlache Arctowski De Gerlache Arctowski Station Point Thomas |
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Antarctic The Antarctic King George Island South Shetland Islands Admiralty Bay Gerlache Arctowski De Gerlache Arctowski Station Point Thomas |
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