Polish Antarctic Expedition
The Polish Antarctic Expedition to the A. B. Dobrowolski Polar Station was conducted by a team of doctors, geophysicists, and geomorphologists between 1978 and 1979. It was sponsored by the Polish Academy of Sciences.[1] This was the third expedition organised by the Polish Academy of Sciences, and included establishing a geodetic network in the Bunger Oasis, setting up an astronomical reference point, magnetic observations, and photogrammetric surveys to make maps of the vicinity of the station.[2]
Geodetic Network
[edit]A geodetic network was established in the Bunger Oasis by Dr. A. Pachuta and Dr. J. Cisak, using theodolites Wild T2 and distancemeters Zeiss EOK, and consisted of 26 points.[3]
Features named by the expedition
[edit]- Dalmor Bank, named after the expedition ship Dalmor
- Gdynia Point, named after Gdynia, Poland
- Klekowski Crag, named after Professor Romuald Klekowski
- Moby Dick Icefall, named during the 1981 expedition after the famous white whale of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick
See also
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