Category Archives: Images

Anemometer

James, right; Hussey, left; anemometer, center

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Shackleton’s cabin

“I lived alone aft.”

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Pressure drop

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Rime

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Divers and Coastal Wanderers

A partial list of animals sighted in and about the Weddell Sea icepack: Antarctic, Snow and Stormy Petrels Fulmars White-Rumped Terns Adelie Penguins, Emperor and Ringed Penguins Weddell Seals Crabeater Seals Humpback and Finner Whales Huge Blue Whales Sea Leopards … Continue reading

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Names

“All the dogs except eight had been named. They were as follows: Rugby, Upton, Bristol, Millhill, Songster, Sandy, Mack, Mercury, Wolf, Amundsen, Hercules, Hackenschmidt, Samson, Sammy, Skipper, Caruso, Sub, Ulysses, Spotty, Bosun, Slobbers, Sadie, Sue, Sally, Jasper, Tim, Sweep, Martin, … Continue reading

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Wordie, uneaten

“Worsley examined a spot where a killer had smashed a hole 8 ft by 12 ft in 12 ½ inches of hard ice, covered by 2 ½ in of snow. Big blocks of ice had been tossed on to the … Continue reading

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Dogloos

Dogloo village, 1915

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Kennelling

Close quarters for man and beast en route.

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Puttin’ on ‘The Ritz’

Belowdecks, converted to winter quarters.

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