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Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions (continued)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

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page 192 note 1 On return of this expedition to Buenos Aires, Capt. C. A. Larsen aroused interest in possibilities of whaling at South Georgia, and Cia. Argentina de Pesca was formed with Argentine capital.

page 192 note 2 Austral was wrecked on coast of Uruguay in December 1907 shortly after sailing from Buenos Aires with a party of meteorologists who were to have established an observatory on Booth Island off Graham Coast; all passengers saved by Amazone.

page 192 note 3 Subsequent annual relief expeditions are not listed here.

page 193 note 1 For subsequent legislation to control whaling and sealing industries, and to protect other forms of wild life in this region see The laws of the Colony of the Falkland Islands and its Dependencies…. 2 vols. (London, 1951)Google Scholar. For early whaling leases and licences in the Dependencies see Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Research and Development in the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands [Cmd. 657]. (London, 1920.)Google Scholar

page 195 note 1 This company made a private agreement with South African Whaling Co. of Durban to share the licence if latter company undertook to send a reconnaissance expedition to the island (see Mangaro).

page 195 note 2 Kapt. Vahsel died on 8 August 1912; succeeded by Kapt. Kling.

page 197 note 1 Leader of wintering party.

page 198 note 1 Returned to England in March 1921.

page 198 note 2 Frank Wild became leader after Shackleton's death on 5 January 1922.

page 199 note 1 Died at sea on 8 December 1924.

page 200 note 1 Died at sea on 25 August 1925; F. Spiesz, in executive command of ship, continued in sole command.

page 201 note 1 Chief scientist December 1927 to April 1929.

page 201 note 2 Chief scientist April to June 1929.

page 201 note 3 Chief scientist June 1929 to June 1930.

page 201 note 4 In executive command of ship for different cruises.

page 203 note 1 The party and their aircraft were transported to Deception Island by Hektor Whaling Company's transport Melville and returned in Henrik Ibsen. William Scoresby acted as tender for the flying operations.

page 204 note 1 Leaders for different cruises.

page 204 note 2 All these discoveries occurred in rapid succession and were characteristic of this period. The chronology of the activities of Sir Douglas Mawson and of these Norwegian expeditions in Kemp and MacRobertson Lands, 1929–31, is set out in tabular form in the Discovery Reports (Cambridge), Vol. 19, 1940, p. 179Google Scholar. A map showing these overlapping discoveries is published in the Geographical Journal, Vol. 94, No. 3, 1939, p. 272.Google Scholar

page 205 note 1 In executive command of ship for different cruises.

page 207 note 1 Bull, J. H. was built to replace the Norvegia, which was crushed in the ice of the White Sea in 1933.Google Scholar

page 209 note 1 Chief scientist October 1937 to January 1938.

page 209 note 2 Chief scientist January 1938 to May 1939.

page 210 note 1 Commander of expedition; did not winter.

page 211 note 1 The Argentine Government officially informed the United Kingdom Government of this action on 15 February 1943.

page 211 note 2 In command of all shore staff during 1944.

page 211 note 3 Leader of 1944 wintering party.

page 212 note 1 In command of all shore staff during 1945.

page 212 note 2 Leader of 1945 wintering party.

page 212 note 3 In command of all F.I.D.S. staff during 1946.

page 212 note 4 Leader of 1946 wintering party.

page 213 note 1 In command of all F.I.D.S. staff during 1947.

page 213 note 2 Leader of 1947 wintering party.

page 213 note 3 Director of whole operation.

page 213 note 4 Chief scientist.

page 213 note 5 Commander of shore operations at “Little America IV”.

page 213 note 6 In executive command of Task Force 68.

page 213 note 7 Central group, commanded by R. H. Cruzen.

page 214 note 1 Eastern group, commanded by G. J. Dufek.

page 214 note 2 Western group, commanded by C. A. Bond.

page 214 note 3 In command of summer operations.

page 214 note 4 Leader of 1947 wintering party.

page 215 note 1 Leader for first summer cruise.

page 215 note 2 Leader for second summer cruise.

page 215 note 3 Leader of 1948 wintering party.

page 215 note 4 In command of summer operations until March 1948.

page 215 note 5 In command of summer operations from March 1948.

page 216 note 1 Also known as U.S. Navy Second Antarctic Development Project.

page 216 note 2 Task Force Commander.

page 216 note 3 In command of summer operations.

page 216 note 4 Leader of 1948 wintering party.

page 216 note 5 In command of all F.I.D.S. staff during 1948.

page 217 note 1 Subsequent annual relief expeditions are not listed here.

page 218 note 1 In command of all F.I.D.S. staff during 1949.

page 218 note 2 Leader of 1949 wintering party.

page 218 note 3 Leader of 1948–49 summer party and of 1950 wintering party.

page 218 note 4 Leader of 1951 wintering party.

page 218 note 5 Leader of 1952 wintering party.

page 218 note 6 In executive command of Commandant Charcot during summer seasons 1948–49, 1949–50 and 1950–51.

page 218 note 7 In executive command of Tottan during 1951–52 summer season.

page 218 note 8 In executive command of Tottan during 1952–53 summer season.

page 219 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 219 note 2 Leader of 1949 wintering party.

page 219 note 3 Leader for first summer cruise.

page 219 note 4 Leader for second summer cruise.

page 220 note 1 Leader of 1950 wintering party.

page 220 note 2 In command of summer operations.

page 221 note 1 In 1949–50 five members of expedition travelled to vicinity of South Sandwich Islands on Norwegian whaling factory Thorshaødi, and there transferred to Norsel. Norsel returned to Norway at end of each summer season.

page 221 note 2 Leader for both summer cruises.

page 221 note 3 Leader of 1950 wintering party.

page 221 note 4 In command of summer operations.

page 221 note 5 Leader of 1951 wintering party.

page 222 note 1 Leader of 1951 wintering party.

page 222 note 2 In overall command of summer operations.

page 222 note 3 In command of summer operation to establish Barry Island station.

page 223 note 1 charge of 1950–51 summer party and director of operations until at least 1958.

page 223 note 2 Leader for both summer cruises.

page 223 note 3 Leader of 1951 wintering party.

page 223 note 4 In command of summer operations.

page 223 note 5 Leader of 1952 wintering party.

page 224 note 1 Leader of 1952 wintering party.

page 224 note 2 Administrative Officer, South Georgia, acted as leader.

page 224 note 3 In command of summer operations.

page 225 note 1 Leader for both summer cruises.

page 225 note 2 Leader of 1952 wintering party.

page 225 note 3 In command of summer operations.

page 225 note 4 Leader of 1953 wintering party.

page 226 note 1 Leader of 1953 wintering party.

page 226 note 2 Administrative Officer, South Georgia, acted as leader.

page 226 note 3 Leader for both summer cruises.

page 227 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 227 note 2 Leader of 1954 wintering party.

page 228 note 1 Leader for both summer cruises.

page 228 note 2 Leader of 1954 wintering party.

page 229 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 229 note 2 Leader of 1955 wintering party.

page 230 note 1 Leader of second summer cruise.

page 230 note 2 Leader of first summer cruise.

page 230 note 3 Leader of 1955 wintering party.

page 231 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 231 note 2 Leader of 1956 wintering party.

page 231 note 3 In command of U.S. Navy Task Force 43.

page 232 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 232 note 2 Leader of 1956 wintering party.

page 232 note 3 Renamed Pretext at end of summer season: later became H.M.N.Z.S. Endeavour.

page 233 note 1 Leader for second summer cruise.

page 233 note 2 Leader of 1956 wintering party.

page 233 note 3 Leader from October 1956.

page 233 note 4 Leader for first summer cruise.

page 233 note 5 In overall command during 1956.

page 233 note 6 Flying Manager.

page 234 note 1 Leader of whole expedition.

page 234 note 2 Leader of New Zealand support party.

page 234 note 3 Also carried relief party and stores for British Royal Society I.G.Y. expedition.

page 235 note 1 Leader of 1955–56 summer party and of 1957 wintering party at “Base Dumont d'Urville”.

page 235 note 2 Leader of 1956 wintering party at “Base Dumont d'Urville”.

page 235 note 3 Leader of 1957 wintering party at “Station Charcot”.

page 235 note 4 In command of summer operations.

page 235 note 5 Leader of 1957 wintering party.

page 235 note 6 Navigating officer.

page 236 note 1 In command of summer operations.

page 236 note 2 Leader of 1957 wintering party.

page 236 note 3 In command of U.S. Navy Task Force 43.

page 236 note 4 Scientific leader in winter 1957.

page 237 note 1 Leader of 1957 wintering party.

page 237 note 2 A new vessel; launched in June 1956 and first commissioned for 1956–57 season.

page 237 note 3 Leader for second summer cruise.

page 237 note 4 Leader for first summer cruise.

page 238 note 1 Leader of 1957 wintering party.

page 238 note 2 Also carried relief party and stores for Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

page 238 note 3 In overall command during 1957.

page 238 note 4 Leader November 1956 to February 1957.

page 238 note 5 Leader briefly in February 1957 (subsequently transferred to “Oazis”).

page 238 note 6 Flying Manager.

page 239 note 1 Leader of 1957 wintering party.

page 239 note 2 In command of summer operations.

page 239 note 3 Scientific leader in winter 1957.