The dogs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914

ABSTRACT Fifty dogs were ordered from Greenland for use on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Twenty-one more were later donated to the expedition by Roald Amundsen, when he reached Hobart after his successful attainment of the South Pole. Numerous pups were born du...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Riffenburgh, Beau
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2012
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Greenland
South Pole
Antarc*
Polar Record
South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247412000800
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247412000800 2024-03-03T08:38:54+00:00 The dogs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914 Riffenburgh, Beau 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247412000800 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247412000800 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 50, issue 2, page 128-137 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2012 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247412000800 2024-02-08T08:28:10Z ABSTRACT Fifty dogs were ordered from Greenland for use on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Twenty-one more were later donated to the expedition by Roald Amundsen, when he reached Hobart after his successful attainment of the South Pole. Numerous pups were born during the expedition. This note gives the details of the individual dogs during the expedition, including their names (and why they were so named), descriptions (when known), and fates. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Greenland Polar Record South pole South pole Cambridge University Press Antarctic Greenland South Pole Polar Record 50 2 128 137
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