A record of the operations of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, from November 1947 until April 1948. Meteorologists, metallurgists, geologists, zoologists and biologists took part in the expedition. A meteorological station was established on Heard Island, south of Fremantle. Another party set out for Macquarie Island, with the intention of landing on the mainland of Antarctica, to carry out a geological survey, but pack ice prevented this, making it impossible for the party to land.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
000454
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Zoology - Antarctica
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australian Antarctic Territory (Antarctica)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Macquarie Island (Tas.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Arctic regions - Research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Places → Australian Antarctic Territory (Antarctica)
Places → Heard Island (Heard and McDonald Islands)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)