Polar aspects of the Transglobe Expedition

Abstract The Transglobe Expedition (leader Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt.), circumnavigated the world between September 1979 and 1982, keeping as close as possible to the Greenwich meridian. This involved journeys in both polar regions. During the expedition's southern phase (1979–81) two overwinteri...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Fiennes, Ranulph
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1984
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Svalbard
Ellesmere Island
South Pole
North Pole
Northwest Passage
Greenwich
Antarc*
Antarctica
Northwest passage
Polar Record
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400004800
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400004800
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Summary:Abstract The Transglobe Expedition (leader Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt.), circumnavigated the world between September 1979 and 1982, keeping as close as possible to the Greenwich meridian. This involved journeys in both polar regions. During the expedition's southern phase (1979–81) two overwintering bases were established in Antarctica and a party of three crossed the icecap on snowmobiles, via the South Pole. During the northern phase (1981–83) two men traversed the Northwest Passage by boat on foot, sledging across Ellesmere Island to the settlement of Alert, where a party of three overwintered. Two then set out over the pack ice, crossing the North Pole and drifting with the floating ice toward Svalbard, to be picked up by the expedition ship.

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