The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 92National Geographic Society, 1947 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 444
... plane distance of Little America . Growlers , icebergs , and heavy pack are to a thin - skinned aircraft carrier as dangerous as rocks . The great Antarctic icebergs are somber , sinister - looking monsters , especially when dimly seen ...
... plane distance of Little America . Growlers , icebergs , and heavy pack are to a thin - skinned aircraft carrier as dangerous as rocks . The great Antarctic icebergs are somber , sinister - looking monsters , especially when dimly seen ...
Page 456
... plane from the wing tips to loosen up the skis from the snow . The vibration was terrific and the whole plane took a beating , but still we hadn't moved an inch . Then we used planks under the skis and finally got moving , very slowly ...
... plane from the wing tips to loosen up the skis from the snow . The vibration was terrific and the whole plane took a beating , but still we hadn't moved an inch . Then we used planks under the skis and finally got moving , very slowly ...
Page 460
... plane , in which I rode , were Lt. George H. Anderson and my old asso- ciate , Lieutenant Commander McCoy , veteran of Antarctic aviation . McCoy had been with me on a previous expedition . He is , I believe , the most ex- perienced ...
... plane , in which I rode , were Lt. George H. Anderson and my old asso- ciate , Lieutenant Commander McCoy , veteran of Antarctic aviation . McCoy had been with me on a previous expedition . He is , I believe , the most ex- perienced ...
Contents
Adventures with the Survey Navy By Irving Johnson 131 | xxi |
Carnival in San Antonio Texas By Mason Sutherland With 19 illustrations in color | xxvii |
Desert River San Juan Through Navajo Land By Alfred M Bailey With 11 illus | xxxiii |
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