Sledges of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949–1952

Two designs of Nansen-type dog sledge were used by the expedition: a Norwegian design, supplied by A/S Kolbjorn Knutsen and Co. (see Fig. I), and a British design supplied by Airwork General Trading Co. Ltd. After certain modifications and additions, the Norwegian sledge (S.P.R.I. No. 52/11/1) prove...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Reece, Alan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1953
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740004818x
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s003224740004818x 2024-03-03T08:37:57+00:00 Sledges of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1949–1952 Reece, Alan 1953 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003224740004818x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003224740004818X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 6, issue 46, page 775-787 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1953 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s003224740004818x 2024-02-08T08:30:35Z Two designs of Nansen-type dog sledge were used by the expedition: a Norwegian design, supplied by A/S Kolbjorn Knutsen and Co. (see Fig. I), and a British design supplied by Airwork General Trading Co. Ltd. After certain modifications and additions, the Norwegian sledge (S.P.R.I. No. 52/11/1) proved much superior to the British sledge. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic Polar Record 6 46 775 787
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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