Geological Antarctic Field Notebook - David Trail #9

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• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Atlas of Living Australia
• Subjects: Antarctic; Geysen Glacier; Menzies; Mount Menzies; Mount Trail; Trail Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/geological-antarctic-field-trail-9/673624

PLEASE NOTE: There are errors with the dates in this notebook. Please see the tutorial link for more details on transcription. Thanks! NOTEBOOK COVER IMAGE: 27/12/61 Jim Seavers & Dave Keyser have lunch on Geysen Glacier 40 km southeast of Mount Menzies. Trail Glacier basin close below summit feeds ice falls on south face. Mawson dogs are (L-R) Phil, Peter, Slob, Nellie (top) & Nills. David Trail worked as a geologist with the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR), the predecessor organisation of Geoscience Australia from 1958-1970 and 1978-1994. David’s first expedition to Antarctica was a year long trip to Mawson Base from January 1961 to March 1962. On this trip he was a member of the first party to ascend Mount Menzies on 19th December 1961. David also returned to Antarctica for the summer season of December 1964 to March 1965. The Trail Glacier and Mount Trail are named in David’s honour and reflect the important contribution he made to Antarctic geoscience.This expedition of 40 tasks is fully transcribed and validated.