The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations

• Main Author: Hicks, Stephen Walter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica 2015
• Subjects: Antarctica; TAE; expedition; exploration; New Zealand; Fuchs; Hillary; Dufek; Scott Base; IGY; US Navy; Antarctic crossing; Antarctic; Endeavour; Polar Plateau; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.26021/8492; https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/10485

The thesis analyses the expedition (TAE) led by Dr.Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary from three vantage points: 1)the years from 1948 to 1955 leading up to the expedition 2) the interaction between the IGY and the TAE projects and 3) the role of the US Navy as the expedition unfolded. The thesis a...