Blizzard City: Built Environment and Civilization in Antarctica, 1911-1961

• Main Author: Moffat-Wood, Alex (11690293)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Historical Studies not elsewhere classified; Built environment; Civilization; Antarctica; School: School of History; Philosophy; Political Science and International Relations; 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified; Marsden: 439999 Other History and Archaeology; Degree Discipline: History; Degree Level: Masters; Degree Name: Master of Arts; Antarctic; Ross Island; Marsden; Scott Base; Mawson Station; Cape Evans; Commonwealth Bay; MacRobertson Land; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.17003131.v1

This thesis investigates four Antarctic built environments between 1911 and 1961: Robert Falcon Scott’s 1910-1912 Terra Nova expedition base at Cape Evans, Ross Island; Sir Douglas Mawson’s 1911-1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition base at Commonwealth Bay; Australia’s Mawson Station in MacRoberts...