Private research expedition to Antarctica, 1977–78
A privately sponsored eight-man expedition in a small auxiliary sailing ship, Solo , left Sydney on 15 December 1977 destined for the Antarctic. The objectives of the expedition included sea temperature and salinity measurements near icebergs, the collection of biological and geological specimens, a...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400002163 2024-03-03T08:37:57+00:00 Private research expedition to Antarctica, 1977–78 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400002163 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400002163 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 19, issue 121, page 378-379 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1979 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400002163 2024-02-08T08:38:32Z A privately sponsored eight-man expedition in a small auxiliary sailing ship, Solo , left Sydney on 15 December 1977 destined for the Antarctic. The objectives of the expedition included sea temperature and salinity measurements near icebergs, the collection of biological and geological specimens, and an assessment of the efficiency of a low-cost expedition such as this for future work in Antarctic waters. Solo , a 25-year-old steel yawl, has a length of 17 m, a 4-m beam and a draught of 2.5 m, and carries a 100-hp diesel motor. She was equipped with a satellite tracking device so that her position at the time of any observation might subsequently be located. The expedition was led by Dr David Lewis who, five years previously, had sailed single-handed to the Antarctic in his yacht Ice Bird (see Polar Record , Vol 18, No 112, p 79–83). Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Iceberg* Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Polar Record 19 121 378 379 |
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A privately sponsored eight-man expedition in a small auxiliary sailing ship, Solo , left Sydney on 15 December 1977 destined for the Antarctic. The objectives of the expedition included sea temperature and salinity measurements near icebergs, the collection of biological and geological specimens, and an assessment of the efficiency of a low-cost expedition such as this for future work in Antarctic waters. Solo , a 25-year-old steel yawl, has a length of 17 m, a 4-m beam and a draught of 2.5 m, and carries a 100-hp diesel motor. She was equipped with a satellite tracking device so that her position at the time of any observation might subsequently be located. The expedition was led by Dr David Lewis who, five years previously, had sailed single-handed to the Antarctic in his yacht Ice Bird (see Polar Record , Vol 18, No 112, p 79–83). |
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Private research expedition to Antarctica, 1977–78 |
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