Victoria Land Traverse, Antarctica, 1959-1960

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Weihaupt, John G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1960
• Subjects: Expeditions; Exploration; Geology; Glaciers; Gravity measurement; Logistics; Magnetic surveys; Measurement; Science; Seismic surveys; Thickness; Topography; Victoria Land; Antarctic regions; Adélie Coast; Rennick Glacier; Oates Coast; Skelton Glacier; Anarctic regions; Amundsen Sea; Antarctic; Arctic; Arctic Institute Range; Byrd; Byrd Station; Rennick; Rennick Bay; Ross Ice Shelf; Scott Base; Terre Adélie; Terre-Adélie; The Antarctic; Tucker Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; The Arctic Institute
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66744

. During the antarctic summer of 1959-1960, the Arctic Institute administered two ground traverses whose purpose was to penetrate unexplored regions of the continent and to gather as many scientific data as time, logistics, and nature permitted. The first of the two parties departed from New Zealand...