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The dogs of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–1914

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2012

Beau Riffenburgh
Beau Riffenburgh*
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER (bar10@cam.ac.uk)
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Abstract

Fifty dogs were ordered from Greenland for use on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914). Twenty-one more were later donated to the expedition by Roald Amundsen, when he reached Hobart after his successful attainment of the South Pole. Numerous pups were born during the expedition. This note gives the details of the individual dogs during the expedition, including their names (and why they were so named), descriptions (when known), and fates.

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Research Article
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Polar Record , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 128 - 137
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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