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	Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ( CTAE) was an expedition funded by the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, whose primary objective was to complete the first overland crossing of Antarctica as a contribution to the International Geophysical Year (IGY).
		CTAE was led by Sir Vivian Fuchs with New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary leading a supply support team.
		Hillary was not supposed to go to the Pole but saw the opportunity to beat the British there so he went for it and reached the South Pole on January 3, 1958, becoming just the third party (preceded by Amundsen in 1911 and Scott in 1912) to do so by overland journey.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

	Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Reference
		Scott headed two expeditions (1901—4 and 1910—13), E. Shackleton led another expedition (1907—9), and A. Mackintosh headed the Ross Sea Party of Shackleton's unsuccessful Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914—17).
		Different parts of the Antarctic Peninsula and the islands of the Scotia Arc were explored by de Gerlache (1897—98), a Swedish expedition under Dr. Otto Nordenskjold (1901—4), the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition led by W. Bruce (1902—4), and two French expeditions led by Dr. Jean B. Charcot (1903—5 and 1908—10).
		The U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition (1939—41), directed by Byrd, introduced the notion of permanent bases, one of which was set up at the Bay of Whales and another on Stonington Island W of the Antarctic Peninsula.
	www3.yahooligans.com /reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=2198

	Vivian Fuchs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He is best known as the leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to celebrate the International Geophysical Year, 1957.
		The expedition was the first to cross the continent of Antarctica.
		In 1958, Fuchs was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vivian_Fuchs

	Pacific Book House - Book Lists
		Unmistakably an Antarctic classic, the author, Admiral Evans, was one of the survivors of the famous Scott Expedition to the South Pole and returned in command of the expedition after the death of Scott, written with the younger reader in mind.
		The story of Australia's first Antarctic expedition in 1911, the author was one of the zoologists who accompanied Mawson on one of the most successful Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken, an epic of human courage.
		Tells the epic adventure of antarctic exploration, in the words of the explorers themselves or those intimately associated with them, from the first recorded 16th century voyage to Commander Finn Ronne's expedition of 1946-48, the author is a noted literary editor and lecturer.
	www.pacificbookhouse.com.au /catalog/cat49.htm

	Talk:Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I'm lead to believe the CTAE mission lasted from 1955 to 1958 although thus far I have only come across info on the major accomplishment â” the first overland crossing of the continent.
		This page was last modified 06:21, 2 November 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Commonwealth_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition

	Het Laatste Continent - Literatuur - Vivian Fuchs & Edmund Hillary: The crossing of Antarctica
		Meanwhile on the other side of the Antarctic continent Sir Edmund Hillary and his party were probing the immense Skelton Glacier from the Ross Sea, and blazing a trail for the crossing party to follow after they had reached the Pole.
		Men had long dreamed of crossing the vast frozen wastes of the Antarctic, but not since Shackleton's last attempt to reach the Pole from the Weddell Sea had anyone embarked on this great adventure - until 1957.
		This book is the full story of the successful expedition, told by Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary.
	www.hetlaatstecontinent.be /bronnen/boeken/fuchs.html

	Edmund Hillary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He also reached the South Pole, as part of the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, on January 4, 1958.
		He was part of an unsuccessful New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1951 before joining the successful British attempt of 1953.
		He was created a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) on July 16, 1953 and was created a member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ) in 1987.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Edmund_Hillary

	Polar Expeditions in Print
		Antarctic obsession : a personal narrative of the origins of the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 / by Sir Clements Markham ; edited and introduced by Clive Holland.
		Narrative of a second expedition to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1825, 1826, and 1827 / by John Franklin ; including an account of the progress of a detachment to the eastward by John Richardson.
		Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the polar expeditions.
	www.lib.washington.edu /Fish/subjects/polarexpeditions.html

	The Antarctic Sun
		Fuchs was the British leader of the 1957-58 Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic expedition, which made the first surface crossing of the continent.
		Following the expedition, Fuchs was knighted and became the head of the British Antarctic Survey, a position he held until his retirement in 1975.
		Born on the Isle of Wight in 1908, Fuchs studied geology at Cambridge University and afterward participated in geologic expeditions to Greenland and East Africa.
	www.polar.org /AntSun/oldissues99-2000/99_1121/inbrief.html

	Scott Base
		It was the New Zealand expedition’s responsibility to furnish the important scientific data (auroral, ionospheric, seismic, etc.), linking the McMurdo area research activities with those of the United States Pole Station and the joint United States-New Zealand station at Cape Hallett, Victoria Land.
		Separate from the main group is a large store building which earlier housed the Antarctic flight of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and on the fringe of the base area various scientific huts have been established to house scientific instruments.
		The Endeavour carried some of the personnel and part of the supplies of the New Zealand expedition, the rest of the base construction materials and operational stores were brought south in American ships of Operation Deep Freeze 11.
	www.theezine.net /s/scott-base.html

	New Zealand Antarctic Veterans Association
		After successfully applying for a position on the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1955, he was transferred to the Navy Office in Wellington in February 1956 and seconded to the Ross Sea Committee and Wellington Post Office (Radio Section).
		He was accepted as a member of the 1948 BritishNorwegian expedition to Antarctica as ionosphere observer, but was not released from the navy, where his skills were needed.
		His last proposal for an expedition was to fly to Churchill in Hudson Bay, Canada, and try for the North West Passage.
	www.antarctic.homestead.com /mulgrew.html

	Preparation and Departure
		The goal of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, as its name implies, was to cross the Antarctic continent overland from west to east.
		This was Shackleton's third expedition to the Antarctic.
		But even before it was over, his thoughts had returned to the Antarctic.He had been within 97 miles of the Pole, and he knew better than anyone that it was only a matter of time until some expedition attained the goal that had been denied him.
	www.carrollandgraf.com /shackleton/part_1/chapter_2_1.html

	Antarctic History Page
		Douglas Mawson (1911-1914) led the Australian Antarctic Expedition sailing south in the Aurora.
		This expedition is memorable for Mawson’s epic sledging journey in which his companions Belgrade Ninnis and Xavier Mertz lost their lives.
		This expedition is also noteworthy because among the crew was the young Amundsen making his first trip south.
	www.antarctica.org.nz /02-history

	Kibworth & District Chronicle.June95:Tales from the Antarctic
		There are the remains of a wind-torn Union Jack which stood at the base for the Trans-Antarctic expedition.
		The expedition was led by Sir Vivian Fuchs.
		There is a book from Scott's 1910 expedition; its leaves are blackened with soot, and indeed it still smells of the warming fires that helped to keep that party going 85 years ago.
	homepages.which.net /~stephen.poyzer/jun9501.htm

	Antarctica
		The Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a military nature in Antarctica, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military manoeuvers, or the testing of any type of weapon.
		These claims have little practical relevance due to the Antarctic Treaty System which came into effect in 1961, but continue to be observed by cartographers.
		Geography of Antarctica The continent of Antarctica is located mostly south of the Antarctic Circle.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Antarctica

	Hillary, Sir Edmund -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		New Zealand mountain climber and Antarctic explorer who, with the Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (29,035 feet [8,850 metres]), the highest...
		British soldier and mountaineer who was the leader of the 1953 British expedition during which Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first persons to climb to the top of Mt. Everest; he...
		in full Edmund Percival Hillary New Zealand mountain climber and Antarctic explorer who, with the Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest ( 29,035 feet [8,850 metres]), the highest mountain in the world.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9040469&ref=news0305

	Scott Polar Research Institute » Oral History Programme
		Daughter of Hartley Ferrar who was on Scott's 1901-04 Antarctic Expedition.
		Russian glaciologist and geomorphologist; on the 1949 Soviet Antarctic Expedition; much further Arctic and Antarctic research.
		Glaciologist who has worked in many countries, especially in the Antarctic, since 1949.
	www.spri.cam.ac.uk /library/oralhistory

	Polar Books
		Unfortunately the Antarctic summer of 1902-3 was the coldest that hasd been experienced and only the German expedition succeeded, and then only just, in freeing the ship from the ice and returning to Europe.
		'Nordenskjold's expedition with the ship Antarctic was one of three loosely co-ordinated national expeditions carried out in the early part of the twentieth century as a result of a plan enunciated at the International Geographical Congress of `1895 (the other two werre Scott's first Discovery expedition and von Drygalski's Gauss expedition).
		For the use of the expedition of 1901, edited by Murray...with a preface by Sir Clements R. Markham.
	www.mcewangallery.com /books/polar_text.htm

	Trans - Antarctic Expedition - Sir Edmund Hillary
		Together with Sir Vivian Fuchs, he led the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955-58) which made the first successful overland crossing of the continent.
		He later led another Antarctic expedition which included the first ascent of Mount Herschel.
		This certificate has the printed signature of Sir Edmund Hillary as Conqueror of Mt. Everest and leader of the New Zealand Party to the Antarctic.
	www.ekendall.com /tranex.html

	Antarctica Maps- an extremely useful guide to the region.
		The Antarctic maps special features include illustrated mini-biographies of 30 notable explorers, photos of Antarctic scenes and wildlife, and five historic routes (Amundsen and Scott's pioneering routes to the South Pole; Fuchs and Hillary's British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition; Etienne and Steiger's Trans-Antarctic Expedition; and Shackleton's epic journey from Elephant Island to Stromness, South Georgia.
		On the reverse side there is a map of the whole Antarctic continent (at a scale of 1:12,250,000), with an enlargement of the Ross Island region.
		The Antarctic travel map is 1000mm x 685mm (40" x 27") in size and folds down to 230mm x 125mm (9" x 5").
	www.oceanexplorer.net /antarctic-maps

	Table of contents for Library of Congress control number 2001409926
		Expeditions for which the Polar Medal was awarded: 1902-04 British Antarctic Expedition................................................................
		D1X TO PART III Extracts from Commonwealth of Australia Gazettes concerning the award of the Australian Antarctic M edal......................................................................................
		The yoyages and expeditions for which the Medal was awarded: 1818 Voyages of Isabella, Alexander, Trent and Dorothea..................................
	www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/fy02/2001409926.html

	Bottom of the World [Hillary - Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]
		[ The Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition, 1956 -[* Hi#1958# 1958 ] *][ Planning and Preparation ] [ Scott Base, Antarctica ] [ Tractors and Dog Teams ] [ To the South Pole ]
		The Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition, 1956 - 1958
		Bottom of the World [Hillary - Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]
	www.mtaspiring.school.nz /hillary/cd/bottom.htm

	Books, Travel, Polar Regions, Antarctica Products
		" The Shackleton Expedition was a very beautiful present when I got it on 01 March, 2002.
		We can only recommend Natural History of the Antarctic _ Peninsula.
		" I was so pleased on 01 April, 2004 when I got my The Worst Journey in the _ World : Antarctic 1910-1913.
	books.lowcost.us.com /list_17201_9/Books_Travel_Polar_Regions_Antarctica.php

	Scott Polar Research Institute » Expeditions
		Compiled by the Library of the Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), the Index to Antarctic Expeditions is intended to provide one-touch access to information available on the Internet relating to specific expeditions (historic and selected modern).
		1939-41 U.S. Antarctic Service Expedition (leader: R.E. Byrd)
		In addition to linking to the best summaries we have been able to trace (some compiled at SPRI, others on Antarctic Philately), this index provide near-comprehensive access to published literature as well as to photographs and pictures in the SPRI Picture Library.
	www.spri.cam.ac.uk /resources/expeditions

	Morgan's Rare Books - BOOKS - Antarctic/Arctic
		Fuchs, Sir Vivian and Hillary, Sir Edmund ; The Crossing of Antarctica - The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58
		; Travel Book Club/Hodder and Stoughton [London, [* Hi#1958#1958] ]; 205 pages, b/w photographs ; " The White Desert is Noel Barber's story of the Commonwealth* Trans-Antarctic Expedition." ; HC/VG/DJ/protected ; $22.
		Laseron, Charles F. ; South With Mawson - Reminiscences of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-14
	www.morgansrarebooks.com /arctic.htm

	Tucker Sno-cat type 743 Freighter Double Drive
		(photo top left copyright Commonwealth Trans Antarctic Expedition, 1959)
		Normal transmission was an automatic, but the Trans Antarctic Expedition fitted five speed manual boxes with a useful extra low crawler gear which proved handy for crevass recovery.
		The 743 is the most widely photographed Tucker, largely because of it's habit of falling into crevasses whilst crossing the Antartic.
	www.gwim2.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /743.htm

	Encyclopedia of the Antarctic
		Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora
		Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (CRAMRA)
		Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes (COMNAP)
	www.routledge-ny.com /ref/antarctic/entrieslist.html

	66 Degrees South - History
		1910 - 1912 Norwegian Antarctic Expedition: R. Amundsen and Fram (ship) party are the first to reach the South Pole on 14th December 1911
		1897 Belgian Antarctic Expedition: A. de Gerlache - first expedition to winter in the Antarctic
		1899 British Antarctic Expedition: C.E. Borchgrevink - first expedition to winter on the continent
	freespace.virgin.net /p.hazlett/66deg/history.html

	Gail's People's and Places
		Szabo, Gyorgy (text) (photos by Andras Hasz, trans.
	www.gailsbooks.com /people.htm

	British Antarctic Territory -- Page 2 of 3
		F-VF 88 - Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition {Corner Plate # Blks/4}
		British Antarctic Territory -- Page 2 of 3
		F-VF 91 - Antarctic Ozone Hole {Plate # Blks/4}
	www.stamps-auctions.com /lists/bat-04-2.html

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