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British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-13: a collection of 28 photographs
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning 1872-1928Biographical notes, Page 2 to 1910-18
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On Monday, 32-year-old British army officer and physiotherapist Preet Chandi became the first woman of color to complete an unsupported expedition to the South Pole. Chandi, who traveled 700 miles …
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Severe weather closed in and the sea ice conditions in the Antarctic led to the loss of the specialist submersible craft, which was deployed to locate the wreck of Endurance using HD still colour cameras.
The greatest writers of the nineteenth century were drawn to the North Pole. What did they hope to find there?
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Sailing through the sea ice to reach the North Pole, Le Commandant Charcot is a wonder in modern engineering. It is the worlds first purpose built luxury icebreaker and the only cruise ship capable of penetrating the sea ice to reach the Geographic North Pole. Powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines the ship has a greatly reduced footprint when exploring the polar regions. #luxurytravel #travel #luxur #travelgram #vacation #wanderlust #instatravel #luxurylife #beautifuldestinations…
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Four members of the Shackleton mission on the summit of Mount Erebus, British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-09.
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Last year's failed attempt to locate one of the world's great wrecks has lessons for future efforts.
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Bid Live on Lot 117 in the The Library Auction at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire. Viewing by Appointment. Webcast Only Auction from Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers.
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(Image: Photograph courtesy of the British Library) A diving polar bear is immortalised in this bleakly beautiful engraving of a search for British explorer John Franklin's lost ships. Franklin and his crew set off to find and navigate the North-West Passage on 19 May 1845, but perished somewhere on the way. The mystery of their …
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"A sledging experience", frontispiece to the South Polar Times by Edward Wilson, 1902
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