Activities of the summer party of the 28th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition in 1986-1987

• Main Author: Takao Hoshiai
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: National Institute of Polar Research 1989
• Subjects: Geography (General); G1-922; Antarctic; Syowa Station; Sor-Rondane; Sor Rondane Mountains; Port Louis; Breid Bay; Antarc*; Icebreaker
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15094/00008632; https://doaj.org/article/48ca9142a78045b0a588ad547c84b40c

The summer operations of the 28th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE-28) in 1986-1987 are described. The icebreaker SHIRASE, carrying 52 expedition members led by the present author, 4 Japanese observers with cargos of about 900t, left Tokyo on 14 November 1986. After calling at Fremantle,...