The Operation of a survey motor boat in Antarctic waters, 1956–58

During the Antarctic summer seasons of 1956–57 and 1957–58, a British Royal Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit operated off the coast of west Graham Land. Working sometimes from stations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, and sometimes from camp sites, an area of coastline from Port Lockroy so...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Wynne-Edwards, C. J. C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1959
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Graham Land
Lockroy
Port Lockroy
Ferin
Ferin Head
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400066407
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400066407
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Summary:During the Antarctic summer seasons of 1956–57 and 1957–58, a British Royal Naval Hydrographic Survey Unit operated off the coast of west Graham Land. Working sometimes from stations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, and sometimes from camp sites, an area of coastline from Port Lockroy southwards to Ferin Head was systematically examined, triangulated and charted. The mobility of this small unit depended on one all-important factor, the constant availability of a specially converted 29 ft. motor boat, which acted as both transport and home.

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