Hillary's Antarctica: adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base

Object detail

Accession number

PUB-2019-6

Maker

Nigel Watson
Jane Ussher

Description

The genesis of the crossing of Antarctica / Politics, preparations & parties / The adventure begins / Life at Scott Base / The tractor journey / Dogs on the plateau / Northern party / Fuchs: the crossing finale / Bill's flying adventures / Tractor journey 2.0 / Conservation efforts.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

240 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9781760633578

Credit line

Nigel Watson et al. 2018. Hillary's Antarctica: adventure, exploration and establishing Scott Base, PUB-2019-6. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Book Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Other Documents

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Subject: all levels

History Antarctica Discovery and exploration Antarctica Explorers Scott Base (Antarctica) Hillary, Edmund Percival, Sir, 1919-2008

Collection type

Published Titles Walsh Memorial Library

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