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Titre(s) : The Japanese South Polar Expedition, 1910-12 [Texte imprimé] : a record of Antarctica / compiled and edited by the Shirase Antarctic Expedition Supporters' Association ; translated into English by Lara Dagnell and Hilary Shibata
Traduction de : Nankyokuki
Publication : Bluntisham : Bluntisham Books ; Eccles : Erskine Press, 2011
Description matérielle : 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Originally published in Tokyo in 1913 by Nankyoku Tanken Kōenkai (Shirase Antarctic
Expedition Supporters' Association), with title, Nankyokuki (A record of Antarctica). - Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-364)
This publication is a translation from the original Japanese, a compilation of eyewitness
accounts of the first exploration of the Antarctic by the Japanese from 1910 to 1912,
led by army lieutenant Nobu Shirase. The expedition's small ship, Kainan-maru, sailed
from Tokyo on Nov. 29, 1910, but met with bad weather most of the way, to the point
that the ship could not land when it reached the coast of Victoria Land, forcing the
crew to head for Australia to regroup. The expedition took off again the next season
and, this time, was able to reach Antarctica. Indeed, at the Great Ice Barrier, they
met up with Roald Amundsen's ship, Fram, which was waiting for the return of its South
Pole party (p. [3] of the plates has an ill. showing both vessels moored together
there). While in Antarctica, the Shirase party was able to explore the lower slopes
of the Alexandra Range in King Edward VII Land and, though they never reached the
Pole, they accomplished many of their other goals. The expedition returned to Japan
on June 12, 1912 to great acclaim
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Shirase Antarctic expedition supporters' association (Tokyo). Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Découverte et exploration japonaises
Découverte et exploration -- Antarctique
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781852971090 (rel.). - ISBN 1852971096
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43567288g
Notice n° :
FRBNF43567288
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