The geological work of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, 1902 – 04

• Published in: Scottish Journal of Geology
• Main Author: Stone, Philip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Ross Sea; Weddell; South Orkney Islands; Laurie; Pirie; Laurie Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517490/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/517490/1/SNAE-SJG-Stone-pdf.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2017-005

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902 – 04) made the first topographical survey and geological assessment of Laurie Island, one of the South Orkney Islands. The expedition's surgeon and geologist, J. H. H. Pirie, provided competent geological descriptions but these were largely overs...