Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History

The first divers and diving operations under the ice in Antarctica are presented. Through the 1963/1964 season, divers under the ice were Willy Heinrich, unknown U.S. Navy divers, Jim Thorne, Donald Johnson, Verne E. Peckham, John S. Bunt, Carleton Ray, David O. Lavallee, Elmer T. Feltz, Gerald Kooy...

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Main Author: Brueggeman, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: eScholarship, University of California 2003
Subjects:
ice
Online Access:http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685
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spelling ftcdlib:qt1n37j685 2023-05-15T13:53:13+02:00 Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History Brueggeman, Peter 2003-02-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt1n37j685 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685 public Brueggeman, Peter. (2003). Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. UC San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685 scuba diving history Antarctica Antarctic ice subantarctic aqualung article 2003 ftcdlib 2017-05-26T22:49:21Z The first divers and diving operations under the ice in Antarctica are presented. Through the 1963/1964 season, divers under the ice were Willy Heinrich, unknown U.S. Navy divers, Jim Thorne, Donald Johnson, Verne E. Peckham, John S. Bunt, Carleton Ray, David O. Lavallee, Elmer T. Feltz, Gerald Kooyman, and Willard I. Simmonds, Jr. Other facets of early Antarctic ice diving are presented: Russian diving, lake diving, and underwater diver shots. Early open water Antarctic and subantarctic diving is mentioned but is not a focus. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Bunt ENVELOPE(66.367,66.367,-70.767,-70.767) Simmonds ENVELOPE(159.567,159.567,-70.333,-70.333) Thorne ENVELOPE(-60.700,-60.700,-62.933,-62.933) Verne ENVELOPE(-67.550,-67.550,-67.750,-67.750)
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Antarctic
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ice
subantarctic
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Brueggeman, Peter
Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
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description The first divers and diving operations under the ice in Antarctica are presented. Through the 1963/1964 season, divers under the ice were Willy Heinrich, unknown U.S. Navy divers, Jim Thorne, Donald Johnson, Verne E. Peckham, John S. Bunt, Carleton Ray, David O. Lavallee, Elmer T. Feltz, Gerald Kooyman, and Willard I. Simmonds, Jr. Other facets of early Antarctic ice diving are presented: Russian diving, lake diving, and underwater diver shots. Early open water Antarctic and subantarctic diving is mentioned but is not a focus.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Brueggeman, Peter
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title Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
title_short Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
title_full Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
title_fullStr Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
title_full_unstemmed Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History
title_sort diving under antarctic ice: a history
publisher eScholarship, University of California
publishDate 2003
url http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685
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op_source Brueggeman, Peter. (2003). Diving Under Antarctic Ice: A History. Scripps Institution of Oceanography. UC San Diego: Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1n37j685
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