Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50
During the last two decades the sledging ration used by British antarctic expedition has gradually been standardized and recent minor variations have had little effect on total calorie value. It may therefore be useful to record both the ration and the rationing system adopted by members of the Falk...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:526970 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 Fuchs, V.E. 1952-01-01 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526970/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X unknown Cambridge University Press Fuchs, V.E. 1952 Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50. Polar Record, 6 (44). 508-511. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X> Health Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1952 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X 2023-02-04T19:50:16Z During the last two decades the sledging ration used by British antarctic expedition has gradually been standardized and recent minor variations have had little effect on total calorie value. It may therefore be useful to record both the ration and the rationing system adopted by members of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at Stonington Island, Graham Land, during the sledging seasons of 1948–50. The ration was in a direct line of descent from that used by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1934–37, and has been evolved for the use of dbg-sledge parties travelling long distances without air support or mechanical vehicles. It provides a balanced diet which has been found to keep a man in good health, as judged by body weight and ability to maintain continuous physical effort for long periods. It may be consumed at varying rates, but the party at Stonington Island always used it at the rate recorded below—27½ oz. per day. Although theration was satisfactory a general feeling of hunger made it necessary to maintain a personal mental discipline in eating neither more nor less than the allotted quantities of each item each day. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Graham Land Polar Record Stonington Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic Graham Land ENVELOPE(-63.500,-63.500,-66.000,-66.000) Stonington ENVELOPE(-66.997,-66.997,-68.185,-68.185) Stonington Island ENVELOPE(-67.000,-67.000,-68.183,-68.183) Polar Record 6 44 508 511 |
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During the last two decades the sledging ration used by British antarctic expedition has gradually been standardized and recent minor variations have had little effect on total calorie value. It may therefore be useful to record both the ration and the rationing system adopted by members of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey at Stonington Island, Graham Land, during the sledging seasons of 1948–50. The ration was in a direct line of descent from that used by the British Graham Land Expedition in 1934–37, and has been evolved for the use of dbg-sledge parties travelling long distances without air support or mechanical vehicles. It provides a balanced diet which has been found to keep a man in good health, as judged by body weight and ability to maintain continuous physical effort for long periods. It may be consumed at varying rates, but the party at Stonington Island always used it at the rate recorded below—27½ oz. per day. Although theration was satisfactory a general feeling of hunger made it necessary to maintain a personal mental discipline in eating neither more nor less than the allotted quantities of each item each day. |
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Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 |
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Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 |
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Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 |
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Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 |
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Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50 |
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sledging rations of the falkland islands dependencies survey, 1948–50 |
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1952 |
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Fuchs, V.E. 1952 Sledging rations of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1948–50. Polar Record, 6 (44). 508-511. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X <https://doi.org/10.1017/S003224740004729X> |
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