Some Operational and Mechanical Aspects of the 1959-60 Victoria Land Traverse

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1961-01

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Ohio State University Research Foundation

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This report discusses air support, vehicular loads, Sno-Cat maintenance, mechanical problems encountered, and food consumption during the 1959-60 Victoria Land Traverse. Personnel information is included in the report. Recommendations are made for various aspects of the traverse.

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"Submitted by Richard P. Goldthwait to the National Science Foundation in partial fulfillment of Grant No. NSF-G8992."
At head of title: "IGC Antarctic Glaciological Data Field Work 1959-60."

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Victoria Land Traverse, 1959-60, Logistics--Victoria Land Traverse, 1959-60

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Heine, Arnold J. 1961. Some Operational and Mechanical Aspects of the 1959-60 Victoria Land Traverse. Ohio State University Research Foundation Report 968-3, Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus, Ohio, 41 pages.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/54514

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