The controversy around the proposal and formation of the South Pole Traverse

• Main Author: Maxwell, Bob
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: University of Canterbury 2012
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Ross Island; South Pole; McMurdo Station; Amundsen-Scott; Amundsen Scott South Pole Station; Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station; Hercules; Leverett Glacier; Antarc*; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10092/13896

The South Pole Traverse is a 1650 Km overland (ice) route from the US McMurdo station on Ross Island to the Amundsen–Scott South Pole station. The route was formed to enable supplies and fuel to be transported overland by means of tractor trains and specialised sleds, which previously was completed...