The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 94
Page 14
... Pole ( star ) could see the " spin pole , " it would appear to move around him in an exceedingly slow , erratic arc . Drawing at left illustrates how the tilt of earth's axis produces the long polar night . Below : Though winter ...
... Pole ( star ) could see the " spin pole , " it would appear to move around him in an exceedingly slow , erratic arc . Drawing at left illustrates how the tilt of earth's axis produces the long polar night . Below : Though winter ...
Page 26
... Pole around . A little plywood shack , 4 by 4 by 8 feet and standing on a metal airdrop platform , marks the spot ; we call it the South Pole Observatory . It's now about 1,200 feet out from camp , along the 132nd meridian ; once Dick ...
... Pole around . A little plywood shack , 4 by 4 by 8 feet and standing on a metal airdrop platform , marks the spot ; we call it the South Pole Observatory . It's now about 1,200 feet out from camp , along the 132nd meridian ; once Dick ...
Page 38
... Pole Byrd had no sooner returned from Etah than he was preparing to go back north . His second attempt , made the following year , was a major triumph , sufficient by itself to ensure his place in history . He and his copilot , Floyd ...
... Pole Byrd had no sooner returned from Etah than he was preparing to go back north . His second attempt , made the following year , was a major triumph , sufficient by itself to ensure his place in history . He and his copilot , Floyd ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
Copyright | |
4 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
aboard Admiral Admiral Dufek Africa Air Force Alan Villiers American Antarctic Antarctica birds boat Bounty Britannia butterfly Byrd Byrd Station called century Christian coast color crevasses crew desert dunes earth elephant expedition explorers feet fish flamingos flying forest Fundy geese Geographic Society Kodachromes goslings Grosvenor harbor Hopi hour Indian Kachinas King Kodachromes land light Little America living Long Island look Luis Marden mahout Mayflower Mayflower II McMurdo McMurdo Sound miles Mountains NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE National Geographic Photographer National Geographic Society National Geographic Staff Navy night Nomad painting Palm Pitcairn Island plane polar port Prince Philip Pueblo radio River Robert College rock Royal sail satellite scientists Scotland Scott ship shore Siple snow South Pole star Station tide tion trees turn United Valley visitors watch weather whale White Sands wind wings yacht Yukon