Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56
In 1955 Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. were awarded a contract by the Colonial Office to carry out a survey of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands. The survey was to be made by means of air photography and ground control. The base for the operation was at Port Foster, Deception Island, where an ice...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400049019 2024-03-03T08:43:52+00:00 Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 Mott, P. G. 1956 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049019 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400049019 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 8, issue 54, page 237-245 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1956 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400049019 2024-02-08T08:38:19Z In 1955 Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. were awarded a contract by the Colonial Office to carry out a survey of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands. The survey was to be made by means of air photography and ground control. The base for the operation was at Port Foster, Deception Island, where an ice-free anchorage for flying boats could be expected during the summer months. The survey is to be continued in 1956–57. Article in Journal/Newspaper Deception Island Graham Land Polar Record South Shetland Islands Cambridge University Press South Shetland Islands Anchorage Deception Island ENVELOPE(-60.633,-60.633,-62.950,-62.950) Graham Land ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) Port Foster ENVELOPE(162.967,162.967,-78.400,-78.400) Polar Record 8 54 237 245 |
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In 1955 Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. were awarded a contract by the Colonial Office to carry out a survey of Graham Land and the South Shetland Islands. The survey was to be made by means of air photography and ground control. The base for the operation was at Port Foster, Deception Island, where an ice-free anchorage for flying boats could be expected during the summer months. The survey is to be continued in 1956–57. |
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Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 |
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Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 |
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Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 |
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Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 |
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Air survey of the Falkland Islands Dependencies, 1955–56 |
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ENVELOPE(-60.633,-60.633,-62.950,-62.950) ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) ENVELOPE(162.967,162.967,-78.400,-78.400) |
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Deception Island Graham Land Polar Record South Shetland Islands |
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