Polish Antarctic Expedition Explained

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

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

• 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

• A.B. Dobrowolski Polar Station

References

-62.15°N -86°W

Notes and References

1. Nauka Polska, 1982. Vol. 30 Issue 3, p123-128. 6p.
2. Polish Geodetic Antarctic Studies - A short historical outline, Sledzinski, Janusz. July 16, 1999
3. Polish Geodetic Antarctic Studies - A short historical outline, Sledzinski, Janusz. July 16, 1999