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INDEX

  • Abbott, George P., lv, Ivii, 558
  • Adam Mountains, 361
  • Adare, Cape, xxiii, xxix, xxxiv, 409, 570
  • Adélie Land, xxii
  • —— penguins. See Penguins, Adélie
  • Adventure, the, xviii
  • Albatross, capture of, 39
  • Alexander Land, xxi
  • Alexandra, Queen, 507
  • Amundsen, Roald, telegram to Scott, 41; arrives in Bay of Whales, 128; character, 134; letter to King of Norway, 482; forestalls Scott at Pole, 506; reason of success, 544
  • 'Antarctic Adventures' (Priestley), lxi
  • Antarctic Continent, theories of, xxi
  • 'Antarctic Penguins' (Levick), lxi
  • Antarctic regions, early explorations, xviii; Ross's expedition, xxv; importance of Scott's work, lxii; marine life, 568
  • Anton (pony boy), 224, 429
  • Aptenodytes forsteri. See Penguin, Emperor
  • Archer, W.W., 429, 438, 472
  • Arctic regions, exploration in, xxix-xxxiii
  • Arethusa. See Portuguese man-of-war
  • Armitage, Cape, 108, 566
  • Arrival Bay, xlvi
  • —— Heights, 98, 185
  • Atkinson, Edward L., his responsibilities, 1; on the Terra Nova, 3 5 character, 4; on South Trinidad, 19; accident to foot, 111; lecture on scurvy, 215; lost in blizzard, 303; Barrier Journey, 324; in command of First Return Party, 381; meets Lashly and Evans, 404; difficulties during Scott's absence, 411; attempts to find Scott, 426; in command of Main Party, 427; journey to Hutton Cliffs, 428; sledge journey, 429; fish-trap, 444; spring journey, 467; reads Burial Service over Scott, 481; lands in New Zealand, 572
  • Atmosphere, observations on, 35
  • Aurora borealis, 244


  • Balloon Bight, xxxiv, 130
  • Barne Glacier, 184, 307, 459
  • Barrie, Sir J.M., Scott's letter to, 540
  • Barrier, the, Ross's journey, xxiii; Scott's survey, 1902, xxxiv; first arrival at, 81; Scott's paper on, 214; snow surface, 239; Wright's lecture, 455; movement, 468
  • Beardmore Glacier, journey across, 350–367
  • Beaufort Island, 557
  • Bellingshausen, xxi
  • Bernacchi, Cape, 425
  • Biology, marine, importance of Ross's expedition, xxvii; Terra Nova observations, 7, 567
  • Bird, Cape, xxiv
  • ——, Mt., 558
  • —— Peninsula, 409
  • Biscuit Depôt, 473
  • Black Island, xxv
  • Blacksand Beach, 100
  • Blizzards, 112,447
  • Blubber, uses of, lvi
  • Bluff Depôt, 114, 119, 418
  • Borchgrevink, xxviii
  • Bowers, Lieut. H.R., on Terra Nova, 3; character and personality, 4, 208; at South Trinidad, 16; on Depôt Journey, 105; on Winter Journey, 234; trip to Western Mountains, 306; commencement of Polar Journey, 325; passage of the Beardmore Glacier, 351 seq.; Plateau Journey, 368 seq.; body discovered, 480; journey to Pole, 496 seq.; return from Pole, 511 seq.
  • Bowers, Mrs., Scott's letter to, 539
  • Browning, Frank V., lv, lvi, lvii, lviii
  • Brown Island, xxv
  • Bruce, Wilfred M., 565
  • Buckley Island, 362
  • Butter Point, 425


  • Campbell, Victor, at Inexpressible Island, lii seq.; on Terra Nova, 2; character, 4; Terra Nova attempts to relieve,

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