Bird and mammal life recorded during the Antarctic drift of SY Aurora, 1915-56

After landing the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition at Cape Evans, McMurdo Sound, SY Aurora drifted for 313 days between May 1915 and March 1916 in the pack ice of the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. During the drift A. H. Ninnis maintained observations of th...

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Published in:Polar record 1990-01, Vol.26 (159), p.277-288
Main Author: Shaughnessy, P D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aves
Mammalia
Marine
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Summary:After landing the Ross Sea shore party of Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition at Cape Evans, McMurdo Sound, SY Aurora drifted for 313 days between May 1915 and March 1916 in the pack ice of the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean. During the drift A. H. Ninnis maintained observations of the fauna.
ISSN:0032-2474