Charting treacherous sub Antarctic coasts, Heard Island, Antarctica, ca. 1930 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; Inscriptions: "Charting treacherous sub Antarctic coasts. Clam when the photograph was taken, the vista looks across the volcanic bluffs of Rogers Head to the Discovery anchored before the ice cliffs of Corinthian Bay. Heard Island. The island whi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: ca. 1930. 1930
Subjects:
Coasts > Antarctica > Photographs
Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands) > Photographs
Antarctica > Photographs
British
Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition
(1929-1931) > Photographs
Scientific expeditions > Antarctica > Photographs
Antarctic
Heard Island
New Zealand
Antarctic Ocean
Heard
McDonald Islands
Corinthian Bay
Rogers Head
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10932811-1
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Summary:Title devised by cataloguer from inscriptions.; Inscriptions: "Charting treacherous sub Antarctic coasts. Clam when the photograph was taken, the vista looks across the volcanic bluffs of Rogers Head to the Discovery anchored before the ice cliffs of Corinthian Bay. Heard Island. The island which is poorly charted, is incessantly beset by violent storms and is rarely visited"--Printed on label below image.; In collection: B.A.N.Z. Antarctic Research Expedition photographs.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10932811-1.

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