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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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400004800 2024-03-03T08:38:07+00:00 Polar aspects of the Transglobe Expedition Fiennes, Ranulph 1984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400004800 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400004800 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 22, issue 136, page 51-56 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1984 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400004800 2024-02-08T08:43:18Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Ellesmere Island North Pole Northwest passage Polar Record South pole South pole Svalbard Cambridge University Press Svalbard Ellesmere Island South Pole North Pole Northwest Passage Greenwich Polar Record 22 136 51 56 |
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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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Polar aspects of the Transglobe Expedition |
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Svalbard Ellesmere Island South Pole North Pole Northwest Passage Greenwich |
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Antarc* Antarctica Ellesmere Island North Pole Northwest passage Polar Record South pole South pole Svalbard |
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