Antarctica Ahoy!

Around Scott Base

Expedition Begins

Exploration Area

Exploration Routes

Plateau Loop map

Polar Plateau

Icy Panorama

East Quartzite Range

West Quartzite Range

Upper Glacier

Glacier Route

Middle Glacier

Lower Glacier

Final Stretch

Destination

Conclusion

Diary: Introduction

Diary: Preparation

Diary: Polar Plateau

Diary: Quartzite Xmas

Diary: Into the Glacier

Diary: Home Run

Appendix: Polar Life

Appendix: Logistics

Appendix: Mapping

Thanks

 Antarctica with the exploration area marked.

Tararua Antarctic Expedition, 1962-63

Exploration Area

Part of exploration area from the air.
The Pearl Harbour Glacier – part of the exploration area –
viewed from above the Tucker Glacier confluence.

Two marks at the top of the photo
identify part of the Millen Range,
which is labelled on the map below.

Three marks below the top of the photo
show Mts. Pearson, Tararua and Holdsworth, left to right,
which are marked – but not labelled – on the map below.

The expedition explored plateau and glacier country.
Major features of the area explored,
covering 7800 km˛ (3000 miles˛) in Victoria Land.
White is ice, black is rock, mostly snow-covered.

Start: Point marked “IN”, on the polar plateau, 4 December 1962.

End: Point marked “OUT”, on the Tucker Glacier, 26 January 1963.

Exploration Routes
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