The Possession Islands Ross Sea Antarctica: A history of exploration and scientific endeavour at a Ross Sea archipelago since the first landing in 1841

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Harrowfield, D. L., Mabin, M. C. G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Sea; Endeavour; Possession Island; Possession Islands; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247422000390; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247422000390

Abstract Possession Island was one of the first landing places in the Antarctic region, now more than 180 years ago, yet there is little scientific knowledge of this island archipelago in the western Ross Sea. Although the islands are often passed and have been landed on for a few brief hours a numb...