On Scott’s Nunatak
Scott’s Nunatak
The “Fram” at the Ice-edge, January, 1912
The “Kainan Maru”
Seals on Sea-ice near the Barrier
Seals:  Mother and Calf
A Group of Adelie Penguins
A Quiet Pipe
First-lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen, Norwegian Navy
The Second in Command Takes a Nap
The “Fram” Sighted
On the Ice-edge, January, 1911
Our Last Moorings on the Ice-foot
A Hunting Expedition at the Foot of the Barrier
Beck Steers the “Fram” through Unknown Waters
Our Cook, Cheerful and Contented as Usual
Sectional Diagrams of the “Fram”

List of Maps and Charts

Fig.

Chart of the Immediate Surroundings of the South Pole to face Chart of the Ross Sea Chart of the Bay of Whales 1.  Hypothetical Representation of the Surface Currents in the Northern
        Atlantic in April
2.  The “Fram’s” Route from June 20 To July 7, 1910 3.  Temperature and Salinity in the “Fram’s” Southern Section, June, 1910 4.  Temperature and Salinity in the “Fram’s” Northern Section, July, 1910 5.  The “Fram’s” Stations in the South Atlantic (June —­ August, 1911) 6.  Currents in the South Atlantic (June —­ August, 1911) 7.  Salinities and Temperatures at the Surface in the
        South Atlantic (June —­ August, 1911)
8.  Temperatures (Centigrade) at a Depth of 400 Metres (218 Fathoms) 9.  Temperatures at Station 32 (In the Benguela Current, July 22, 1911),
        and at Station 60 (In the Brazil Current, August 19, 1911)
10.  Salinities at Station 32 (In the Benguela Current, July 22, 1911),
        and at Station 60 (In the Brazil Current, August 19, 1911)
11.  Salinities and Temperatures in the Southern Section (June —­
        July, 1911)
12.  Salinities and Temperatures in the Northern Section (July —­
        August, 1911)
13.  Temperatures at one of the “Fram’s” and one of the “Challenger’s”
        Stations, to the South of the South Equatorial Current
14.  Temperatures at one of the “Fram’s” and one of the “Valdivia’s”
        Stations, in the Benguela Current
15.  Temperatures at the “Planet’s” Station 25, And the “Fram’s”
        Station 39 —­ Both in the Neighbourhood of St. Helena
16.  Salinities at the “Planet’s” Station 25 (March 19, 1906), and the
        “Fram’s” Station 39 (July 29, 1911)
Chart of the Antarctic Region

The First Account

On February 10, 1911, we started for the South to establish depots, and continued our journey until April 11.  We formed three depots and stored in them 3 tons of provisions, including 22 hundredweight of seal meat.  As there were no landmarks, we had to indicate the position of our depots by flags, which were posted at a distance of about four miles to the east and west.  The first barrier afforded the best going, and was specially adapted for dog-sledging.