- MS 101/74/1-6;D Letters (6) to William Speirs Bruce, 1910 to 1913 [Partly regarding the expedition] 9 leaves, typescript
- MS 100/90;D Letter to Hugh Robert Mill, 17 April 1910 [Various matters, including thanks for a copy of his book] typescript
Penck, correspondence
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- Dates of Creation1910-1913
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The German South Polar Expedition, 1911-1912 (leader Wilhelm Filchner) stopped at Buenos Aries before proceeding south to Antarctic waters. Exploring South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 1911 the expedition ship Deutschland then sailed south to the Weddell Sea. The south coast was charted and the Filchner Ice Shelf discovered. Deutschland was beset and attempts to create a permanent base on the Ice Shelf proved unsuccessful. Plans for crossing Antarctica were abandoned but a comprehensive scientific programme was undertaken.
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