The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 403 pages of information about The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 403 pages of information about The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the "Fram," 1910-1912 — Volume 2.

List of Illustrations to Vol.  II

To Face Page
Roald Amundsen in Polar Kit Frontispiece
A Snow Beacon on the Barrier Surface 4
Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News
Crevassed Surface on the Barrier 10
Depot in 83 Degrees S. 28
Depot in 82 Degrees S. 28
At the Depot in Lat. 84 Degrees S. 32
Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News
The Depot and Mountains in Lat. 85 Degrees S. 34
Ascending Mount Betty 38
Mount Fridtjof Nansen, 15,000 Feet Above the Sea 50
At the End of a Day’s March:  the Pole Expedition 70
The Tent After a Blizzard 70
A Large Filled Crevasse on the Devil’s Glacier 84
Hell’s Gate on the Devil’s Glacier 86
Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News
Mount Thorvald Nilsen 90
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The Sledges Packed for the Final March 106
Taking an Observation at the Pole 112
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At the South Pole:  Oscar Wisting and His Team Arrive at the Goal 120
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A Page from the Observation Book, December 17, 1911 130
At the South Pole, December 16 and 17, 1911 134
Mount Don Pedro Christophersen 156
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Framheim on the Return of the Polar Party 174
Lindstrom in the Kitchen 174
Farewell to the Barrier 178
Bjaaland as Tinker 180
Dogs Landed at Hobart for Dr. Mawson’s Expedition 180
Members of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition 184
Lieutenant Prestrud 204
An Original Inhabitant of the Antarctic 212
Stubberud Reviews the Situation 214
Camp on the Barrier:  Eastern Expedition 223
A Broken-off Cape 223
Off to the East 226
The Junction of the Great Barrier and King Edward Land 232
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Improvised Sounding Tackle 234
The Leader of the Eastern Expedition, Prestrud, on
Scott’s Nunatak 248
First in King Edward Land 254
In King Edward Land:  After a Three Days’ Storm 254
On Scott’s Nunatak 258
Scott’s Nunatak 258
The “Fram” at the Ice-edge, January, 1912 268
The “Kainan Maru” 272
Seals on Sea-ice near the Barrier 274
Seals:  Mother and Calf 274
A Group of Adelie Penguins 278
A Quiet Pipe 278

First-lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen, Norwegian Navy 280
The Second in Command Takes a Nap 284
The “Fram” Sighted 284
On the Ice-edge, January, 1911 292
Our Last Moorings on the Ice-foot 294
A Hunting Expedition at the Foot of the Barrier 294
Beck Steers the “Fram” through Unknown Waters 304
Our Cook, Cheerful and Contented as Usual 304
Sectional Diagrams of the “Fram” At end of Appendix I

List of Maps and Charts

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