Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations
In 1946 the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands was completely destroyed by fire. Stores, valuable equipment and the records of many months' work were lost. In 1948 the station at Hope Bay in Trinity Peninsula was burnt down, with the l...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:526984 2023-05-15T13:41:45+02:00 Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations Stonehouse, Bernard 1953-01-01 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/526984/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142 unknown Cambridge University Press Stonehouse, Bernard. 1953 Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations. Polar Record, 6 (46). 743-745. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142> General Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1953 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142 2023-02-04T19:50:16Z In 1946 the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands was completely destroyed by fire. Stores, valuable equipment and the records of many months' work were lost. In 1948 the station at Hope Bay in Trinity Peninsula was burnt down, with the loss of two lives. In January 1952 the hut of the French Antarctic Expedition at Port-Martin in Terre Adélie was destroyed in the same way. Smaller outbreaks of fire, fortunately detected early and dealt with promptly, have been reported from other stations. Of all the difficulties which can overtake a polar expedition, the loss of its base is perhaps the most disastrous. Nevertheless, the frequency with which such losses seem to occur suggests that there are fundamental errors in the design of the huts, as well as a tendency to underestimate the danger of fire. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Deception Island Polar Record South Shetland Islands Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic South Shetland Islands Deception Island ENVELOPE(-60.633,-60.633,-62.950,-62.950) Terre Adélie ENVELOPE(139.000,139.000,-67.000,-67.000) Terre-Adélie ENVELOPE(138.991,138.991,-59.999,-59.999) Hope Bay ENVELOPE(-57.038,-57.038,-63.403,-63.403) Trinity Peninsula ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) Port Martin ENVELOPE(157.350,157.350,-83.250,-83.250) Port-Martin ENVELOPE(141.392,141.392,-66.819,-66.819) Polar Record 6 46 743 745 |
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In 1946 the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey station on Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands was completely destroyed by fire. Stores, valuable equipment and the records of many months' work were lost. In 1948 the station at Hope Bay in Trinity Peninsula was burnt down, with the loss of two lives. In January 1952 the hut of the French Antarctic Expedition at Port-Martin in Terre Adélie was destroyed in the same way. Smaller outbreaks of fire, fortunately detected early and dealt with promptly, have been reported from other stations. Of all the difficulties which can overtake a polar expedition, the loss of its base is perhaps the most disastrous. Nevertheless, the frequency with which such losses seem to occur suggests that there are fundamental errors in the design of the huts, as well as a tendency to underestimate the danger of fire. |
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Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations |
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Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations |
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Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations |
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Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations |
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Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations |
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fire precautions at antarctic stations |
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Cambridge University Press |
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ENVELOPE(-60.633,-60.633,-62.950,-62.950) ENVELOPE(139.000,139.000,-67.000,-67.000) ENVELOPE(138.991,138.991,-59.999,-59.999) ENVELOPE(-57.038,-57.038,-63.403,-63.403) ENVELOPE(-58.000,-58.000,-63.500,-63.500) ENVELOPE(157.350,157.350,-83.250,-83.250) ENVELOPE(141.392,141.392,-66.819,-66.819) |
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Antarctic South Shetland Islands Deception Island Terre Adélie Terre-Adélie Hope Bay Trinity Peninsula Port Martin Port-Martin |
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Antarctic South Shetland Islands Deception Island Terre Adélie Terre-Adélie Hope Bay Trinity Peninsula Port Martin Port-Martin |
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Antarc* Antarctic Deception Island Polar Record South Shetland Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Deception Island Polar Record South Shetland Islands |
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Stonehouse, Bernard. 1953 Fire precautions at Antarctic Stations. Polar Record, 6 (46). 743-745. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247400048142> |
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