The South Pole, vol 2 | Page 4

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 Bj?rn 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 Lindstr?m 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 Ad��lie 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
8. Temperatures (Centigrade) at a Depth of 400 Metres (218 Fathoms) 423 9. Temperatures at Station 32 (In the Benguela Current, July 22, 1911), and at Station 60 (In the Brazil Current, August 19, 1911) 426 10. Salinities at Station 32 (In the Benguela Current, July 22, 1911), and at Station 60 (In the Brazil Current, August 19, 1911) 427 11. Salinities and Temperatures in the Southern Section (June -- July, 1911) 429 12. Salinities and Temperatures in the Northern Section (July -- August, 1911) 429 13. Temperatures at one of the "Fram's" and one of the "Challenger's" Stations, to the South of the South Equatorial Current 433 14. Temperatures at one of the "Fram's" and one of the "Valdivia's" Stations, in the Benguela Current 435 15. Temperatures at the "Planet's" Station 25, And the "Fram's" Station 39 -- Both in the Neighbourhood of St. Helena 437 16. Salinities at the "Planet's" Station 25 (March 19, 1906), and the "Fram's" Station 39 (July 29, 1911) 437 Chart of the Antarctic Region At end of Volume

CHAPTER X
The Start for the Pole
At last we got away, on October 19. The weather for the past few days had not