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Char Miller| THE SOUTH POLE AN ACCOUNT OF THE NORWEGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IN THE "FRAM," 1910 -- 1912 By ROALD AMUNDSEN TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY A. G. CHATER WITH MAPS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS To MY COMRADES, The Brave Little Band That Promised In Funchal Roads To Stand by Me in the Struggle for the SOUTH POLE, I Dedicate this Book. Roald Amundsen. Uranienborg, August 15, 1912. |
CONTENTS
Introduction, by Fridtjof Nansen
The First Account by Roald Amundsen
VOLUME 1
I. The History of the South Pole
II. Plan and Preparations
III. On the Way to the South
IV. From Madeira to the Barrier
V. On the Barrier
VI. Depot Journeys
VII. Preparing for Winter
VIII. A Day at Framheim
IX. The End of the Winter
VOLUME 2
X. The Start for the Pole
XI. Through the Mountains
XII. At the Pole
XIII. The Return to Framheim
XIV. Northward
XV. The Eastern Sledge Journey By Lieutenant K. Prestrud
XVI. The Voyage of the "Fram" By First-Lieutenant Nilsen,Thorvald
I. From Norway to the Barrier
II. Off the Barrier
III. From the Bay of Whales to Buenos Aires
IV. The Oceanographical Cruise
V. At Buenos Aires
VI. From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier
VII. From the Barrier to Buenos Aires, Via Hobart
Appendix I : The "Fram" By Commodore Christian Blom
Appendix II. : Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim By B. J. Birkeland
Appendix III: Geology By J. Schetelig
Appendix IV.: The Astronomical Observations at the Pole By A. Alexander, with Note by Professor H. Geelmuyden
Appendix V.: Oceanography By Professors Bjorn Helland-Hansen and Fridtjof Nansen
Approximate bird's-eye view drawn from the first telegraphic account.
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Project.gutenberg (Content Source);Char Miller (Topic Editor) "The South Pole (e-book)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 18, 2009; Last revised Date May 25, 2011; Retrieved February 8, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/The_South_Pole_(e-book)>
| THE SOUTH POLE AN ACCOUNT OF THE NORWEGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IN THE "FRAM," 1910 -- 1912 By ROALD AMUNDSEN TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY A. G. CHATER WITH MAPS AND NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS To MY COMRADES, The Brave Little Band That Promised In Funchal Roads To Stand by Me in the Struggle for the SOUTH POLE, I Dedicate this Book. Roald Amundsen. Uranienborg, August 15, 1912. |
CONTENTS
Introduction, by Fridtjof Nansen
The First Account by Roald Amundsen
VOLUME 1
I. The History of the South Pole
II. Plan and Preparations
III. On the Way to the South
IV. From Madeira to the Barrier
V. On the Barrier
VI. Depot Journeys
VII. Preparing for Winter
VIII. A Day at Framheim
IX. The End of the Winter
VOLUME 2
X. The Start for the Pole
XI. Through the Mountains
XII. At the Pole
XIII. The Return to Framheim
XIV. Northward
XV. The Eastern Sledge Journey By Lieutenant K. Prestrud
XVI. The Voyage of the "Fram" By First-Lieutenant Nilsen,Thorvald
I. From Norway to the Barrier
II. Off the Barrier
III. From the Bay of Whales to Buenos Aires
IV. The Oceanographical Cruise
V. At Buenos Aires
VI. From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier
VII. From the Barrier to Buenos Aires, Via Hobart
Appendix I : The "Fram" By Commodore Christian Blom
Appendix II. : Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim By B. J. Birkeland
Appendix III: Geology By J. Schetelig
Appendix IV.: The Astronomical Observations at the Pole By A. Alexander, with Note by Professor H. Geelmuyden
Appendix V.: Oceanography By Professors Bjorn Helland-Hansen and Fridtjof Nansen
Approximate bird's-eye view drawn from the first telegraphic account.
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