Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978
The summer field party of the 19th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-19) camped at Cape Ryugu 220 km east-northeast of Japanese Antarctic Station, Syowa, from December 30th, 1977 to January 14th, 1978. Dr. KAMINUMA of the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, led the six-man party...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0ee004e79cc74d8cb2791cd2ace1839b 2023-05-15T13:53:51+02:00 Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 Katsutada KAMINUMA Yutaka NAKAI Takashi KANO Shin-ichi YOSHIKURA Toshio KUNIMI Hiroshi KANDA 1978-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.15094/00007997 https://doaj.org/article/0ee004e79cc74d8cb2791cd2ace1839b EN JA eng jpn National Institute of Polar Research https://doi.org/10.15094/00007997 https://doaj.org/toc/0085-7289 https://doaj.org/toc/2432-079X doi:10.15094/00007997 0085-7289 2432-079X https://doaj.org/article/0ee004e79cc74d8cb2791cd2ace1839b Antarctic Record, Iss 62, Pp 99-120 (1978) Geography (General) G1-922 article 1978 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.15094/00007997 2022-12-31T01:26:05Z The summer field party of the 19th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-19) camped at Cape Ryugu 220 km east-northeast of Japanese Antarctic Station, Syowa, from December 30th, 1977 to January 14th, 1978. Dr. KAMINUMA of the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, led the six-man party which contained three geologists, one biologist, one surveyor and one geophysicist. Cape Ryugu located at 67°58'S and 44°01'E, has an ice-free area of 10 km length in the east-west direction with a breadth of 2 km. The survey was the first ground one by the Japanese field party. Therefore, the principal scientific aims of the party were topographic and geological mapping. Other scientific goals were biological and geophysical surveys. The party succeeded in establishing ten topographic control points, one astronomical station, and six gravity stations. Fundamental geological and biological surveys were made throughout the Cape Ryugu ice-free area. Successful air transport to 177 km north from Cape Ryugu was made by two helicopters. A report on the logistics of the field party and a summary of the field survey are also given in this paper. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica East Antarctica National Institute of Polar Research Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic East Antarctica Ryugu ENVELOPE(44.033,44.033,-67.967,-67.967) Cape Ryugu ENVELOPE(44.033,44.033,-67.967,-67.967) |
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The summer field party of the 19th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-19) camped at Cape Ryugu 220 km east-northeast of Japanese Antarctic Station, Syowa, from December 30th, 1977 to January 14th, 1978. Dr. KAMINUMA of the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, led the six-man party which contained three geologists, one biologist, one surveyor and one geophysicist. Cape Ryugu located at 67°58'S and 44°01'E, has an ice-free area of 10 km length in the east-west direction with a breadth of 2 km. The survey was the first ground one by the Japanese field party. Therefore, the principal scientific aims of the party were topographic and geological mapping. Other scientific goals were biological and geophysical surveys. The party succeeded in establishing ten topographic control points, one astronomical station, and six gravity stations. Fundamental geological and biological surveys were made throughout the Cape Ryugu ice-free area. Successful air transport to 177 km north from Cape Ryugu was made by two helicopters. A report on the logistics of the field party and a summary of the field survey are also given in this paper. |
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Katsutada KAMINUMA Yutaka NAKAI Takashi KANO Shin-ichi YOSHIKURA Toshio KUNIMI Hiroshi KANDA |
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Katsutada KAMINUMA Yutaka NAKAI Takashi KANO Shin-ichi YOSHIKURA Toshio KUNIMI Hiroshi KANDA |
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Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 |
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Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 |
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Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 |
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Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 |
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Field Surveys on Cape Ryugu, East Antarctica in 1977-1978 |
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