The original Scott Base buildings
Abstract Scott Base was built in the summer of 1956/7 at Pram Point, Ross Island, initially to provide accommodation for the Ross Sea Support Party of the Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition (NZ TAE) and for the New Zealand International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition (NZ IGY). It has gene...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247422000122 2024-03-03T08:38:33+00:00 The original Scott Base buildings Davey, Frederick J. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000122 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247422000122 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 58 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2022 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000122 2024-02-08T08:41:46Z Abstract Scott Base was built in the summer of 1956/7 at Pram Point, Ross Island, initially to provide accommodation for the Ross Sea Support Party of the Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition (NZ TAE) and for the New Zealand International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition (NZ IGY). It has generally been accepted that it was built primarily by and for the Ross Sea Support Party. This is reflected in naming one of the last, conserved, original huts (Hut A) after the NZ TAE and also in ignoring the existence of the other original huts (Hut G and H) still in use. The contribution of the NZ IGY programme to Scott Base (SB) has received little recognition. Furthermore, SB provided a presence in the Ross Dependency to support the New Zealand claimant position. The specifications for the base buildings were developed by a joint committee from both expeditions with final design by the Ministry of Works of the New Zealand Government. The base was constructed and largely paid for by the New Zealand Government. This note briefly reviews what occurred during the conception, design, construction and payment for the base. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Polar Record Ross Dependency Ross Island Ross Sea Cambridge University Press Antarctic Ross Sea Ross Island New Zealand Scott Base ENVELOPE(166.766,166.766,-77.849,-77.849) Ross Dependency ENVELOPE(160.000,160.000,-60.000,-60.000) Pram Point ENVELOPE(166.750,166.750,-77.850,-77.850) Polar Record 58 |
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Abstract Scott Base was built in the summer of 1956/7 at Pram Point, Ross Island, initially to provide accommodation for the Ross Sea Support Party of the Commonwealth Transantarctic Expedition (NZ TAE) and for the New Zealand International Geophysical Year Antarctic Expedition (NZ IGY). It has generally been accepted that it was built primarily by and for the Ross Sea Support Party. This is reflected in naming one of the last, conserved, original huts (Hut A) after the NZ TAE and also in ignoring the existence of the other original huts (Hut G and H) still in use. The contribution of the NZ IGY programme to Scott Base (SB) has received little recognition. Furthermore, SB provided a presence in the Ross Dependency to support the New Zealand claimant position. The specifications for the base buildings were developed by a joint committee from both expeditions with final design by the Ministry of Works of the New Zealand Government. The base was constructed and largely paid for by the New Zealand Government. This note briefly reviews what occurred during the conception, design, construction and payment for the base. |
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