antarctic exploration

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56 lb. tin of Glaxo used on the expedition

56 lb. tin of Glaxo used on the expedition

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Able-Seaman Maclennan with the ship's mascots "Tiger" and "Scoresby" [picture] /

Able-Seaman Maclennan with the ship's mascots "Tiger" and "Scoresby" [picture] /

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Aboard the Terra Nova [picture] /

Aboard the Terra Nova [picture] /

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Adelie Land, a grotto of "mysteries" [Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914] [picture] /

Adelie Land, a grotto of "mysteries" [Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914] [picture] /

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Adelie penguin & chicks [picture] /

Adelie penguin & chicks [picture] /

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After sedation, Clive McMahon and his assistant weigh a 400 kg female elephant seal to assess how well the cow has been foraging at sea. Macquarie Island 17.1.98 [electronic resource] /

After sedation, Clive McMahon and his assistant weigh a 400 kg female elephant seal to assess how we...

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An agitated crabeater seal looks on as the Aurora Australis pulls up beside to let veterinarians conduct reseach. Pack-ice seals are among the dominant top predators of the Antartic marine ecosystem. The crabeater seal is the most abundant of the pack ice seals, and is thought to be the largest single consumer of krill. Aurora Australis 6.10.97 [electronic resource] /

An agitated crabeater seal looks on as the Aurora Australis pulls up beside to let veterinarians con...

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An albatross heading south in the van of the "Discovery's" sails near Kergeulen Island [picture] /

An albatross heading south in the van of the "Discovery's" sails near Kergeulen Island [picture] /

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Antarctic seascape depicting Adelie penguins and crabeater seals [picture] /

Antarctic seascape depicting Adelie penguins and crabeater seals [picture] /

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Anthony Plummer - Field assistant. Anthony Plummer monitors a water column collecting chlorophyll and dissolved oxygen samples in the sea ice at Ellis Fjord. Davis Station 18.11.97 [picture] /

Anthony Plummer - Field assistant. Anthony Plummer monitors a water column collecting chlorophyll a...

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At night we drew our boats up on to an ice-raft and kindled a blubber fire to warm our frozen bodies, overhead the Aurora Australis flamed and waned [Shackleton expedition, 1916] [picture] : [Antarctica] /

At night we drew our boats up on to an ice-raft and kindled a blubber fire to warm our frozen bodies...

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The Aurora Australis and fuel line. During station resupply Aurora Australis provides fuel to the station via a 4 kilometre hose. Davis Station 29.10.97 [picture] /

The Aurora Australis and fuel line. During station resupply Aurora Australis provides fuel to the s...

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