Q
- Questions, 315
R
- Racovitza, Emile, zoölogist, in advance of expedition, 8, 42;
- arrangements made by, 81, 132, 133, 136;
- discovery of, 143;
- finds sea algae, 175;
- plans of, 192;
- studies, 241, 242;
- kills seals, 243, 244;
- patches pantaloons, 259;
- fishes, 267, 268;
- in the laboratory, 299;
- plans a book, 300;
- humor of, 337;
- plays whist, 344;
- sees new bird, 377;
- gets specimens, 391;
- remark of, 395, 405
- Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 83
- Recreation, 239
- Recuperation, backwardness in, 365, 366
- Regions, disheartening series of, 351
- Renewed interest, 342
- Resting place for the night, 150
- Results, 390, 391
- Retribution, H. M. S., 32
- Reynard, H. I., Mr., originator of first Magellanic sheep farming, 77, 78
- Rhodes, 91
- Ridges, 272, 273
- Rio de Janeiro, city of, 10–12
- Rio de la Plata, importance of the, 22, 23;
- in the, 59, 60
- Rio, from Madeira to, 17
- Rio Grande do Sul, province of, 20
- Rising, difficulty of, 303, 304
- Ross seals, 392
- Routine, regular, 301
- Royal Geographical Society opens subscription list, 41
S
- Sail Rock, 125, 126
- Samples of sea life, 299
- Sanarelli, I., Dr., Italian bacteriologist, 33–35
- Sandy Point, first sight of, 79
- Schollaert, Mr., Minister of the Interior, 44
- Schouten, navigator, 83
- Scene, a despairing, 196;
- fairy-like, 352
- Scientific staff, short excursions of, 227;
- return home of, 405
- Sea algae, 175, 217, 286
- Sea-ice, 229, 230
- Sea lanes, 217
- Sea-leopard, 210, 211
- Seals, 186, 198, 201, 202, 210, 328, 329;
- examine tent, 360;
- killed, 277;
- means of obtaining, 382
- Sealers, Norwegian, 40
- Sealing, 27
- “Seal, new,” 180
- Seal shooting, 293
- Securing game, efforts in, 364
- Sensation, a strange, 199
- September 8th, temperature, 363
- Settlement, penal, 84, 85
- Sheep farming, 73–76, 86, 89, 100, 102
- Ship arranged for the winter, 271, 272
- Short-lived hilarity, cause of, 372, 373
- Sierra Du Fief, 147
- Sight, an exciting, 204–206
- Signs, constant, 203;
- deceptive, 186;
- of nearness to open sea, 275, 276
- Silence, 343
- Situation, a curious, 199
- Ski, on, 235, 239, 248, 274, 306, 319, 320, 329, 353, 384
- Ski-travelling, excellent, 239
- Skis and sledges, difficulty of using, 242
- Skis, Norwegian, 228
- Sledge journeys, 349
- Sledges, lesson learned regarding, 244
- Sledging party, return of, 359, 362
- Sledge-shoeing, 351
- Sledging-party, 349
- Sledge travelling, 350–353, 355, 356, 359–362
- Sleep, character of, 201
- Sleeping bag, 212, 214
- Smith Island, 123
- Snowfall, total, 379
- Snow, filled with, 371, 372
- Snowhouse, building the second, 356, 357;
- sojourn in, 358
- Snow made adhesive, 242
- Snow-shoes, 222;
- travel on, 228
- Snow showers, 376
- Social enthusiasm worn out, 385, 386
- Society, Rio Geographical, 10, 12
- Solid ground, longing for, 386
- Solvay, Mr., promoter of science, 40
- Sophie Rocks, opposite, 144
- Sounding, 202;
- deep-sea, 189
- Soundings, 121, 122
- South America, milk and butter in, 60, 61;
- most noted man in, 33
- South American cities, growth of, 25
- Southern cross, 315
- South polar exploration, season for, 43
- South polar lands shielded, 203
- South Shetland Islands, 121–125, 128, 129
- Special feast, 313
- Star, first south polar, 162
- Steaming slowly westward, 152
- Staten Island, final adieu at, 121
- Steubenrach, Mr., 100
- Storm, a melancholy, 126–128;
- demons, 62–64;
- effect of, 220–224;
- off Patagonia, 61–64;
- on edge of the pack, 194–197
- Storms, temperature after, 227
- Stoves, 316–318
- Strait of Magellan, in the, 69–71
- Suits, different styles of, 347
- Summer nightless days, 373, 374
- Sun, a peep at the, 224;
- unreliable as a fixed point, 261;
- sight of the returning, 339–342;
- normal face of the, 344, 345;
- highest altitude of, 387
- Sun effect, 283, 284
- Sunset phenomena, 187, 188, 190;
- strikingly beautiful, 19, 20
- Sunday jaunt, 293
- Sunday, observance of, 296
- Sunburst, slight suggestion of, 277, 278
- Sunshine, rarity of, 376
- Surroundings, new charms of, 201
- Surprise, ornithological, 171
- Survey, 145
- System, American Sigsbee, 54
T
- Tabular iceberg, deceptive nearness of, 352;
- distance and appearance of, 355, 356;
- reached, 383–385
- Task, first large, 121
- Temperature, 137, 209, 210, 218, 224, 333;
- maximum and minimum, 363, 372, 373;
- normal, 377, 383
- Temperatures at various depths, 189
- Tent pitched, 353, 354, 360, 361
- Tents, 348
- Terre de Danco, 149
- Thaw coming, 222
- Tierra del Fuego, 186, 390
- Tollefsen, 179;
- permanently deranged, 385
- Top line, 287
- Tonite, 53;
- explosive power of, 394, 395
- Torro, the, gunboat, 92
- Tracks, 335
- Transformation, rapid, 208, 209
- Treatment, system of, 332
- Trenches, cutting, 393, 394
- Triangulation, sights made for, 138
- Trophies, 385
- Tropical night, approach of, 16
- Twilight, bright blue, 344;
- midday, 288, 299
- Two days gale, 370–372
- Two Hummock Islands, 136
U
- Undercurrent, suggestion of an, 375
- Uruguay, sandy beds of, 27, 28;
- population, 31;
- imports, 32;
- fruit and vegetables of, 60
- Ushuaia, small town of, 97
V
- Van der Steen, Count, Minister of Belgian Legation, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16
- Van Mirlo, desperate effort of, 361
- Van Wyck Island, 148
- Van Wyck, Mayor, 148
- View, general aspect of, 272, 273
- Vapour, peculiar, 287
- Ventilation, best means of, 256
- Vessel, desperate attempt to reach, 361, 362
- View, superb, 136, 137
- Volunteers called for, 141
- Visit of penguins and seals, 210
W
- Walk, awkward, 402, 403
- Wandel, Commander, of Copenhagen, 43
- Warm weather, constant complaints of, 277
- Watches, 355
- Water-sky, 171, 185, 187, 217, 305
- Water supply, 139, 140
- Wauwermans Islands, 147
- Weather unendurable, 308
- Weddell sea-leopards, 356
- Weddell Sea, search for opening into, 135
- Welcoming the day, 342
- Westerly, a chance to push, 193
- Whaleboat Sound, in, 94, 95
- Whist, game of, 304
- White House, 8
- White rainbow, or fog-eater, 262
- White Squadron, 32
- Wiencke, loss of, 126–128
- Wiencke Island, 147
- Wild life, stirs of, 165
- Wilhelmina Bay, 143
- Wilhelmina, Queen, 46, 386
- Wilke, 266
- “Williwaws,” 93
- Wind, fury of the, 20, 21;
- weather depending on the, 258, 310;
- service of, 388
- Winter campaign of work, 241
- Wintering in the pack, opposition to, 191, 192
- Work, first and most important, 271
- Women, first glimpse of, 403
Y
FOOTNOTES:
[2] G. Neumayer, “Die Erforschung des Süd-Polar Gebietes.” Berlin, 1872.
G. Neumayer, “Ueber Südpolarforschung” (Report of the Sixth International Geographical Congress, London, 1895).
Sir John Murray, “The Renewal of Antarctic Exploration” (“Geographical Journal,” January, 1894); and the “Narrative” of the Challenger Reports.
K. Fricker, “Entstehung und Verbreitung des Antarktischen Treibeises.” Leipzig, 1893.
K. Fricker, “Antarktis.” Berlin, 1898.
For bibliography, see T. Chavanne, “Die Literatur über die Polar-Regionen der Erde” (Wien, 1878); and the Antarctic Number of the “Scottish Geographical Magazine” (October, 1898).
[3] Bull. Soc. Géol. de France [3], xxiii, p. 589.
Transcriber’s Notes:
1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been
corrected silently.
2. Where hyphenation is in doubt, it has been retained as in the
original.
3. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have
been retained as in the original.