Isolation, connectedness and the uses of text in Heroic-Era Antarctica: the cases of Inexpressible and Elephant Islands

• Main Author: Leane, E
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Island Studies 2007
• Subjects: 420299 Literature Studies not elsewhere classified; Antarctica; exploration; isolation; text; Inexpressible Island; Elephant Island; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Iceberg*
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/3906/1/3906.pdf; http://www.islandstudies.ca/ISJ-2-1-2007-Contents.html

This article focuses on the experiences of early 20th century expeditions trapped over winter on Antarctic islands. These explorers were in a paradoxical position, completely isolated from the world they knew but in uncomfortably close quarters with their companions. Prominent amongst the available...