The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations
The thesis analyses the expedition (TAE) led by Dr.Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary from three vantage points: 1)the years from 1948 to 1955 leading up to the expedition 2) the interaction between the IGY and the TAE projects and 3) the role of the US Navy as the expedition unfolded. The thesis a...
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ftunivcanter:oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/10485 2023-05-15T13:49:08+02:00 The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations Hicks, Stephen Walter 2015 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10485 https://doi.org/10.26021/8492 en eng University of Canterbury. Gateway Antarctica NZCU http://hdl.handle.net/10092/10485 http://dx.doi.org/10.26021/8492 Copyright Stephen Walter Hicks https://canterbury.libguides.com/rights/theses Antarctica TAE expedition exploration New Zealand Fuchs Hillary Dufek Scott Base IGY US Navy Antarctic crossing Theses / Dissertations 2015 ftunivcanter https://doi.org/10.26021/8492 2022-09-08T13:40:06Z The thesis analyses the expedition (TAE) led by Dr.Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary from three vantage points: 1)the years from 1948 to 1955 leading up to the expedition 2) the interaction between the IGY and the TAE projects and 3) the role of the US Navy as the expedition unfolded. The thesis also investigates key events including the purchase of the ship Endeavour from Britain, the competition for leadership of the UK and NZ parties, the 'dash to the Pole' by Hillary, and the search for base sites and routes to the Polar Plateau. The thesis contains an overview historical introduction, a comprehensive literature review as well as a broad-based set of conclusions. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica University of Canterbury, Christchurch: UC Research Repository Antarctic Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) Fuchs ENVELOPE(-68.666,-68.666,-67.233,-67.233) New Zealand Polar Plateau ENVELOPE(0.000,0.000,-90.000,-90.000) Scott Base ENVELOPE(166.766,166.766,-77.849,-77.849) |
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The thesis analyses the expedition (TAE) led by Dr.Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary from three vantage points: 1)the years from 1948 to 1955 leading up to the expedition 2) the interaction between the IGY and the TAE projects and 3) the role of the US Navy as the expedition unfolded. The thesis also investigates key events including the purchase of the ship Endeavour from Britain, the competition for leadership of the UK and NZ parties, the 'dash to the Pole' by Hillary, and the search for base sites and routes to the Polar Plateau. The thesis contains an overview historical introduction, a comprehensive literature review as well as a broad-based set of conclusions. |
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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations |
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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations |
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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations |
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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations |
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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 - How the crossing of Antarctica moved New Zealand to recognise its Antarctic heritage and take an equal place among Antarctic nations |
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commonwealth trans-antarctic expedition 1955-58 - how the crossing of antarctica moved new zealand to recognise its antarctic heritage and take an equal place among antarctic nations |
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