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The South Pole
An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the "Fram," 1910 -- 1912
By Roald Amundsen
Translated from the Norwegian by A. G. Chater
Contents of Vol. II
Chapter Page X. The Start for the Pole 1 XI. Through the Mountains 41 XII. At the Pole 107 XIII. The Return to Framheim 135 XIV. Northward 176 XV. The Eastern Sledge Journey 204 By Lieutenant K. Prestrud XVI. The Voyage of the "Fram" 280 By First-Lieutenant Thorvald Nilsen I. From Norway to the Barrier 280 II. Off the Barrier 290 III. From the Bay of Whales to Buenos Aires 294 IV. The Oceanographical Cruise 316 V. At Buenos Aires 328 VI. From Buenos Aires to the Ross Barrier 331 VII. From the Barrier to Buenos Aires, Via Hobart 350 Appendix I : The "Fram" 356 By Commodore Christian Blom Appendix II. : Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim 372 By B. J. Birkeland
Appendix III: Geology 395 By J. Schetelig Appendix IV.: The Astronomical Observations at the Pole 399 By A. Alexander, with Note by Professor H. Geelmuyden Appendix V.: Oceanography 404 By Professors Björn Helland-Hansen and Fridtjof Nansen Index 439
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 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News The Sledges Packed for the Final March 106 Taking an Observation at the Pole 112 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News At the South Pole: Oscar Wisting and His Team Arrive at the Goal 120 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News
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 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News Framheim on the Return of the Polar Party 174 Lindström 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 Reproduced by permission of the Illustrated London News 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 Adélie 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
Fig. Page Chart of the Immediate Surroundings of the South Pole to face 120 Chart of the Ross Sea ,, 344 Chart of the Bay of Whales ,, 350 1. Hypothetical Representation of the Surface Currents in the Northern Atlantic in April 409 2. The "Fram's" Route from June 20 To July 7, 1910 411 3. Temperature and Salinity in the "Fram's" Southern Section, June, 1910 412 4. Temperature and Salinity in the "Fram's" Northern Section, July, 1910 415 5. The "Fram's" Stations in the South Atlantic (June -- August, 1911) 418 6. Currents in the South Atlantic (June -- August, 1911) 419 7. Salinities and Temperatures at the Surface in the South Atlantic (June -- August, 1911) 420
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