The Crossing of Antarctica
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The book The Crossing of Antarctica (1958) chronicles the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary. This expedition achieved the first land journey across Antarctica, covering 2,158 miles (3,473 km) in 99 days. The journey, which began on the Filchner Ice Shelf and ended at McMurdo Sound, confirmed the existence of a single continental landmass beneath the ice sheet. The expedition faced severe hardships, highlighting the extreme conditions of polar exploration.123
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Edmund HillaryLater life…and recorded this feat in The Crossing of Antarctica (1958; with Fuchs) and No Latitude for Error (1961). On his expedition of Antarctica in 1967, he was among those who scaled Mount Herschel (10,941 feet [3,335 meters]) for the first time. In 1977 he led the first jet boat expedition…
Read More…and recorded this feat in The Crossing of Antarctica (1958; with Fuchs) and No Latitude for Error (1961). On his expedition of Antarctica in 1967, he was among those who scaled Mount Herschel (10,941 feet [3,335 meters]) for the first time. In 1977 he led the first jet boat expedition…
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Vivian Fuchs…explorer, he coauthored the book The Crossing of Antarctica (1958). Fuchs later ran the British Antarctic Survey (1958–73), and in 1990 his autobiography, A Time to Speak, was published. He was knighted in 1958.
Read More…explorer, he coauthored the book The Crossing of Antarctica (1958). Fuchs later ran the British Antarctic Survey (1958–73), and in 1990 his autobiography, A Time to Speak, was published. He was knighted in 1958.
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