II.—Shackleton Antarctic Expedition, 1914–1917 : Geological Observations in the Weddell Sea Area

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Main Author: Wordie, J. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1922
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Environmental Science; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Shackleton; Weddell; Graham Land; Coats Land; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800004531; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800004531

The original, plan of the Shackleton Expedition, had it been realised, would have yielded geological results of no little value. The base would have been on Coats Land, and next in importance to crossing the Antarctic continent was the projected geological sledging trip across the Wilhelm Barrier, westwards from the head of the Weddell Sea to the southern. continuation of Graham Land. Had it been carried out, it would of course have settled finally the relationship of Graham Land to the rest of Antarctica. The besetment and destruction of the Endurance , however, put an end to the original plan, and no landing was ever made either on the eastern or on the southern side of the Weddell Sea.