90 ° South : Antarctic expedition 1986–87
Abstract In the austral summer 1986–87, the 75th anniversary of Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole, a sledging party of four from a private expedition, 90 ° South , set out to retrace his route. This was the culmination of five years of preparations, in which sufficient international support...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400009931 2024-03-03T08:38:13+00:00 90 ° South : Antarctic expedition 1986–87 McIntyre, Neil 1989 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009931 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400009931 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 25, issue 152, page 9-18 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1989 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400009931 2024-02-08T08:27:58Z Abstract In the austral summer 1986–87, the 75th anniversary of Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole, a sledging party of four from a private expedition, 90 ° South , set out to retrace his route. This was the culmination of five years of preparations, in which sufficient international support was raised to enable the expedition to reach Antarctica and operate independently, using its own ship, MV Aurora … The expedition's Twin Otter aircraft, flying from New Zealand, staged a unique refuelling operation on an iceberg within the pack ice 160 km from the Balleny Islands. Establishing a temporary base at Bay of Whales, Ross Ice Shelf, on 5 December 1986, the expedition used its aircraft to set up supply depots 220 km apart along the route to the pole. The sledging party with two teams of Greenland huskies crossed the ice shelf and ascended the Axel Heiberg Glacier to the polar plateau, reaching their fourth depot in 86°S in late January. Some 400 km short of the Pole, lack of time compelled the party to return to rendezvous with the ship. Glaciological investigations included the formation of icebergs from the Ross Ice Shelf, and collection of ground truth data to help in evaluating remote sensing data. The team also set up a commemorative plaque close to Amundsen' s cairn on Mount Betty. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Axel Heiberg Glacier Balleny Islands glacier Greenland Ice Shelf Iceberg* Polar Record Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole Huskies Cambridge University Press Antarctic Austral Ross Ice Shelf Balleny Islands Greenland New Zealand South Pole Heiberg ENVELOPE(13.964,13.964,66.424,66.424) Cairn ENVELOPE(-57.083,-57.083,-63.500,-63.500) Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Bay of Whales ENVELOPE(-170.000,-170.000,-77.833,-77.833) Axel Heiberg Glacier ENVELOPE(-163.000,-163.000,-85.417,-85.417) Mount Betty ENVELOPE(-163.750,-163.750,-85.183,-85.183) Polar Record 25 152 9 18 |
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Abstract In the austral summer 1986–87, the 75th anniversary of Amundsen's conquest of the South Pole, a sledging party of four from a private expedition, 90 ° South , set out to retrace his route. This was the culmination of five years of preparations, in which sufficient international support was raised to enable the expedition to reach Antarctica and operate independently, using its own ship, MV Aurora … The expedition's Twin Otter aircraft, flying from New Zealand, staged a unique refuelling operation on an iceberg within the pack ice 160 km from the Balleny Islands. Establishing a temporary base at Bay of Whales, Ross Ice Shelf, on 5 December 1986, the expedition used its aircraft to set up supply depots 220 km apart along the route to the pole. The sledging party with two teams of Greenland huskies crossed the ice shelf and ascended the Axel Heiberg Glacier to the polar plateau, reaching their fourth depot in 86°S in late January. Some 400 km short of the Pole, lack of time compelled the party to return to rendezvous with the ship. Glaciological investigations included the formation of icebergs from the Ross Ice Shelf, and collection of ground truth data to help in evaluating remote sensing data. The team also set up a commemorative plaque close to Amundsen' s cairn on Mount Betty. |
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90 ° South : Antarctic expedition 1986–87 |
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90 ° South : Antarctic expedition 1986–87 |
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90 ° South : Antarctic expedition 1986–87 |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Axel Heiberg Glacier Balleny Islands glacier Greenland Ice Shelf Iceberg* Polar Record Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole Huskies |
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