The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 26
... snow ridges , by dragging a parachute loaded with snow behind the tractor . Later they used a heavy steel - pipe drag and made their runway as smooth as the McMurdo strip . The R4D's and the new Navy P2V7 patrol bombers arriving from ...
... snow ridges , by dragging a parachute loaded with snow behind the tractor . Later they used a heavy steel - pipe drag and made their runway as smooth as the McMurdo strip . The R4D's and the new Navy P2V7 patrol bombers arriving from ...
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... snow . Now they are just passageways of wooden framework , covered with chicken wire and burlap ( page 28 ) . Through some miscalculation , we have enough burlap to build a tunnel for miles . The Navy sent four huge bales of it to us ...
... snow . Now they are just passageways of wooden framework , covered with chicken wire and burlap ( page 28 ) . Through some miscalculation , we have enough burlap to build a tunnel for miles . The Navy sent four huge bales of it to us ...
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... snow was 30 feet thick . " Smith grinned . " From down there you looked like a fly walking across frosted glass . When your image was strong , I knew you were over thinner snow ; where it grew faint , the snow was thicker . The flags ...
... snow was 30 feet thick . " Smith grinned . " From down there you looked like a fly walking across frosted glass . When your image was strong , I knew you were over thinner snow ; where it grew faint , the snow was thicker . The flags ...
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