1912 Campsite of Researchers Led by Geologist Raymond Priestle on Mt. Erebus (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

1912 Campsite of Researchers Led by Geologist Raymond Priestle on Mt. Erebus

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A campsite used by a group led by geologist Raymond Priestle during the 1912 "Race to the Pole" was recently discovered by a National Science Foundation-supported research team. Priestle's was the second study of the summit region of Mt. Erebus; the first occurred from 1907-1909.

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Picture Library, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

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