| Summary: | Title devised by cataloguer.; Part of the collection: Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE), 1997-1998.; The surface of the ice plateau is scarred by hard ridges of sastrugi snow up to 2m high shaped by the constant wind. Sometimes crevasses, deep splits in the ice sheet, also present an obstruction to travel particularly in the coastal regions. Even though these long journeys into the interior are made in spring, summer and autumn, temperatures can fall below -60C, and travel can be halted for several days at a tie by blizzards.--Photographer.; Also available online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an20037022-39.
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