Norwegian-british-swedish Antarctic Expedition

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Norwegian-british-swedish Antarctic Expedition

PERSONNEL

John Giaever Norwegian, leader of the wintering party

Valter Schytt Swedish, chief glaciologist, second-in-command

Gordon De Quetteville Robin Australian, geophysicist, third-in-command

Nils Jørgen Schumacher Norwegian, chief meteorologist

Gösta Liljequist Swedish, assistant meteorologist

Ernest Frederick Roots Canadian, chief geologist

Alan Reece British, assistant geologist

Charles Swithinbank British, assistant glaciologist

Nils Roer Norwegian, topographic surveyor

Ove Wilson Swedish, medical officer

Bertil Ekström Swedish, mechanical engineer

Egil Rogstad Norwegian, radio operator

Peter Melleby Norwegian, in charge of dogs

Schølberg Nilsen Norwegian, cook

Additional members that joined at a later date:

Stig Hallgren

Leslie Quar

John Jelbart

John Snarby

SEE ALSO

List Of Antarctica Expeditions

FURTHER READING

Giaever, J. (1969). ''The White Desert: The official account of the Norwegian-British-Swedish Antarctic Expedition''. Greenwood Pub Group. ISBN 0837113180

Swithinbank, C. (1999). ''Foothold on Antarctica''. Sussex, England: The Book Guild Ltd. ISBN 1857764064

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