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Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 1974-75: VUWAE 19

[Glacial Sediment Studies Itinerary]

Nov 13 Barrett and Powell to Scott Base.
14-17 Study of core from DVDP 10, Earth Science Lab. Meeting with Rutford on Nov 14. Meeting with Robertson Nov 15.
18 Barrett and Powell by helo to Table Mountain picking up Keys and Plume (Event 12) at Mount Kempe.
19-25 Work on Beacon Supergroup (3 days) and Late Cenozoic glacial sediments (4 days) at Table Mountain.
26 Barrett and Powell by helo to Scott Base. Keys and Plume by helo to Knobhead (Event 12).
27-Dec 2 Study and sampling of core from DVDP 10 and 11. Trip to New Harbour for sampling (Dec 1).
Dec 3 Barrett, Powell, Rainsbury, Stevens and 11 dogs to Crary Ice Rise by C-130.
4 Party moved camp to "NE corner" of Ice Rise.
5-8 Explored area, discovering sea water in rift system but no dirty ice.
8 Party moved camp back to put-in.page 20
Dec 9 Barrett and Stevens sledged 30 km NW along Ice Rise.
10 Blizzard.
11 Barrett and Stevens return to put-in.
12 Dogs exhausted. Lie-up.
13 Party return to Scott Base by C-130.
14 Barrett and Powell complete sampling of DVDP 11.
15 Barrett, Powell and Rainsbury by helo to snout of Taylor Glacier, picking up Plume and Saxby (Event 12) from Knobhead. Saxby returns to Scott Base.
16-19 Barrett and Powell carry out sedimentological study around glacier margin.
20 Barrett and Rainsbury return to Scott Base by helo. Plume and
Powell (Event 12) to Mount Boreas by helo.
23 Barrett to New Zealand.