The Southern Cross Expedition, 1898–1900: a personal account

In 1897–98 I went to lies Kerguelen on a sealing expedition in the sealer Edward , returning to London later in 1898. It was through this that I learned that Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was in London preparing an Antarctic expedition. He had served as an ordinary seaman in Antarctic in 1894–95 when...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Evans, Hugh B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1974
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Ross Sea
Kerguelen
Victoria Land
Borchgrevink
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400031314
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400031314
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Summary:In 1897–98 I went to lies Kerguelen on a sealing expedition in the sealer Edward , returning to London later in 1898. It was through this that I learned that Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink was in London preparing an Antarctic expedition. He had served as an ordinary seaman in Antarctic in 1894–95 when H. J. Bull made a voyage to the Ross Sea, making the first landing in Victoria Land.

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