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An Antarctic Epic is a 1933 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay about the Scott Expedition to Antarctica.It was the first radio drama script by Barclay who went on to become arguably Australia's leading radio writer (although he had written a number of radio revues prior to this).
This list of Antarctica expeditions is a chronological list of expeditions involving Antarctica. Although the existence of a southern continent had been hypothesized as early as the writings of Ptolemy in the 1st century AD, the South Pole was not reached until 1911.
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton , the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent.
A speculative short story which appears at first to be another memoir-like account of Antarctica, but which actually explores an expedition into a fictional world called Bathybia, a hot jungle with red foliage and terrifying spider-like creatures which attack the men, besides giant tardigrades with an anaesthetic bite. This, too, is revealed at ...
Emeritus professor Rainer Goldsmith, 96, was a doctor, physiologist and academic whose life was changed forever through expeditions to Antarctica.. In 1955 he was appointed as doctor, dentist and ...
The Main Base Hut of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition took place between 1911–1914 and was led by Sir Douglas Mawson. It concentrated on the stretch of Antarctic coastline between Cape Adare and Mount Gauss, carrying out mapping and survey work on coastal and inland territories.
Once a destination reserved for scientists and the most intrepid travelers, Antarctica has become more accessible in recent years thanks to expedition voyages offered by various companies. We ...
Jonathan Mutch is a helicopter pilot in Antarctica with the tour company Quark Expeditions. Flightseeing is included in select Antarctic itineraries, which cost up to $26,000 per person.