Iris Bay — (coord|54|42|S|35|56|W|) is a small bay immediately south of Muller Point at the east end of South Georgia, lying 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Cape Vahsel, along the embayment between Cape Vahsel and Cape Charlotte. The name Sandwich Bay, for… … Wikipedia
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition — The Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition (1914–17), also known as the Endurance Expedition, was the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition sought to achieve the first… … Wikipedia
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition — Antarctic expeditions International agreements 1932–33 International Polar Year 1957–58 International Geophysical Year 1959 … Wikipedia
Voyage of the James Caird — The voyage of the James Caird was an open boat journey which took place following the abandonment of Sir Ernest Shackleton s Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition, after the loss of its ship, Endurance , in October 1915. The ship had been crushed… … Wikipedia
Aurora's drift — refers to the Antarctic expedition ship SY Aurora , and its drift in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean pack ice for a period of 282 days from 7 May 1915 to 12 February 1916. Aurora had brought the Ross Sea party mdash;a support team for Sir Ernest… … Wikipedia
Endurance (1912 ship) — The Endurance was the three masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914 Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition. She was launched in 1912 from Sandefjord in Norway and was crushed by ice, causing her to sink … Wikipedia
Penck Glacier — (coord|77|57|S|34|42|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a small glacier flowing northward along the west side of Bertrab Glacier to Vahsel Bay. Discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition, 1911 12, under Wilhelm Filchner, who… … Wikipedia
Schweitzer Glacier — (coord|77|50|S|34|40|W|type:glacier region:AQ|display=inline,title) is a glacier which drains west along the north side of Littlewood Nunataks into Vahsel Bay. The Lerchenfeld Glacier, trending west northwestward, coalesces with the lower portion … Wikipedia
New South Greenland — Map showing Morrell s reported location of the New South Greenland coast (1823, red line), and Ross s Appearance as reported by Sir James Clark Ross in 1841. The dotted line indicates the area of Captain Johnson s 1821 voyage … Wikipedia
Expedition Endurance — Die Endurance unter Segel, um 1915 Die Expedition Endurance war eine Antarktisexpedition in den Jahren 1914 bis 1917. Ihr offizieller Titel war Imperial Trans Antarctic Expedition. Sie war die letzte große Expedition des „Heldenzeitalters“ der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
