Shackleton's Last Voyage

INDEX

Reading edition

Aarberg, Dr., 180, 186, 190

Aarberg, Mrs., 69, 180, 190, 194

Admiralty, 7, 10, 314, 344, 348

Air Ministry, 7, 13, 340, 343

Albatross, 49, 52, 83, 186-189, 190, 294, 296, 363, see also Appendix iii Island, 186

Albuera, 66, 67, 190

Amphipods, 101

Andersen, Mr., manager, Husvik, 76

Anenkov Island, 172

Argles, H. J., 48, 49, 83, 92, 118, 139, 141, 145, 148, 186, 197, 272, 327

Ascension Island, 287, 301-309, 327

Atmospheric effects, 116, 126, 156, 290

Baden-Powell, Sir Robert, 170, 232

Barlas, Mr., Assistant Magistrate, South Georgia, 67

Barrier, Great Ice, 78, 83

Bay of Biscay, 19, 341 Isles, 185

Beaufort Sea, 2

Becker, Sir Frederick, ix, 3

Begbie, Mr. Harold, viii

Binnie, Mr., Resident Magistrate, South Georgia, 176, 196

Bird life, Elephant Island, 335 Gough Island, 272, 337-338 St. Paul’s Rocks, 329 St. Vincent, 328 at sea, 52, 83, 329, 334-335, 339 South Georgia, 330-333 Tristan da Cunha, 213, 336 Zavodovski Island, 334

Birdwood Bank, 7

Biscoe, John, voyage of, 130

Blendon Hall, wreck of, 211

Blubber as fuel, 106, 108, 137, 145, 168

Bostock, Mr., manager, Prince Olaf Harbour, 185, 189

Bouvet Island, 6, 79, 91

Bransfield Strait, 72

Bridgland, Captain F., 17

Buenos Aires, 264

Canadian Government, 3, 4

Cape Colony, 205, 292, 345

Cape George, 347 of Good Hope, 205, 290 Lindsay, 348 Lookout, 157, 162 Roca, 29 Valentine, 155 Wild, 156, 158, 162, 165-167

Cape hen, 52, see also Appendix iii pigeon, 52, 83, 159, 190, see also Appendix iii

Cape Town, 6, 13, 46, 72, 73, 75, 137, 148, 214, 216, 237, 243, 254, 256, 262-264, 271, 284, 287-294, 343

Cape Verde Islands, 34

Carr, C. R., 14, 27, 38, 49, 50, 52, 61, 80, 82, 83, 91, 100, 105, 118, 140, 142, 148, 149, 157, 159, 167, 185, 186, 190, 197, 202, 206, 212, 231, 327

Cascaes, 29

Caves, ice, 89 Gough Island, 280, 283 Middle Island, 324 Zavodovski Island, 87, 334, 347

Challenger, 206, 321

Christmas celebrations, 50-52

Clarence Island, 154, 155, 156, 317

Clark, Mr. R. S., of Endurance, 308, 331 (notes), 332 (notes), 333

Clerk Rocks, 82, 347

Clothing, 76, 358, 361

Coats Land, 78, 314

Continental Shelf, 120

Cook, Mr. James A., x, 290, 295

Cooper Bay, 80, 82, 316, 347 Island, 346, 347

Cornwallis Island, 155

Cotton, Miss Betty, 241

Crayfish, 274, 278, 280, 349, 363

Crozet Island, 6

Cumberland Bay, 60, 346

Deception Island, 91, 137, 140, 168, 182

Dell, J. W., 14, 27, 38, 49, 54, 77, 83, 91-93, 104, 120, 132, 140, 147, 169, 178, 196, 209, 265, 287-289, 327, 343

Diatoms, 101

Diego Alvarez Island, see Gough Island

Diet, 353-357

Discovery, 14, 68, 308, 365

Dogs, sledge, 364

Dominican gull, 112, 159, see also Appendix iii

Dougherty Island, 7

Douglas, G. V., 15, 22, 27, 38, 49, 59, 77, 80, 82, 83, 94, 100, 124, 134, 139, 142, 146, 148, 149, 157, 163, 179, 197, 206, 231, 287, 292, 304, 309, 343, 348, 351 diary, 208, 209, 210, 212, 214 geological observations, 314-318

Dredging, 149, 296

Drygalski Fiord, 82

East India Company, 205, 297, 300

Elephant Island, 81, 91, 137, 145, 153-168, 171, 178, 183, 273, 317-318, 335, 342, 347-348, 350

Enderby Brothers, 5 Land, 73, 314 Quadrant, 7, 292

Endurance, 3, 61, 68, 90, 99, 117, 119, 152, 155, 183, 194, 308, 350, 354, 357, 360, 364

Equipment, general, 15, 72, 76 scientific, 10-13, 341, 343

Eriksen, 15, 27, 36, 38, 48

Euphausiae, 101, 111

Expedition, Bellingshausen’s, 86 Canadian Arctic, 14, 344 Deutschland, 46, 196 German Transit of Venus, 197 Imperial Trans-Antarctic, 1 Mawson, 87 Shackleton, 1914-16, 348 Shackleton-Rowett, 6

Expedition Topics, 93, 97

Falkland Islands, 79, 184

Falmouth Bay, Tristan da Cunha, beacons, 349

Foca I, see Quest

France, 37

Frost-bite, 353, 357-360

Garrard, Mr. A. Cherry, 355, 356 The Worst Journey in the World, 355

Glaciers, Elephant Island, 158, 161, 317 South Georgia, 197, 198, 316 Zavodovski Island, 86

Glass, Corporal William, 222, 238-239, 248, 259

Gough Island, 6, 215, 265-286, 287, 291, 319-320, 337-340, 343, 348, 350, 351

Gould, Lieut. Comdr., 7

Graham Land, 72, 74, 75

Green, C. J., 20, 24, 26, 36, 49, 51, 54, 81, 83, 97, 190, 191, 194, 197, 202, 294, 296, 302, 309

Gritviken Harbour, 59, 60, 67, 69, 76, 192, 195

Growlers, 132, 152

Hansen, Mr., manager, Leith Harbour, 67, 76, 77, 109, 172, 176, 179, 180, 182, 190, 333

Harmsworth, Mr. A. C., 5

Heard Island, 6

Hodson, Mr., of Discovery, 308

Hussey, L. D. A., 14, 23, 27, 33, 38, 40, 43, 49-52, 61, 65, 67, 69, 76, 84, 172, 178, 182, 185, 194 account of the burial of Sir E. Shackleton, 173-177

Husvik Harbour, 76, 185

Ice, fresh water from sea, 118 pack, 79, 98-100, 102, 104, 107, 112, 118, 129-133, 136, 143, 149, 150, 152, 350 pancake, 135, 136 see also Growlers and the Pack

Icebergs, 58, 83, 85-91, 93, 96, 141, 142, 149, 152, 156, 159, 350

Ice-blink, 98, 136

Illness, prevention of, 352

Inaccessible Island, 6, 203, 205, 206, 211-213, 239, 324-325, 351

Jacobsen, Captain, of Professor Gruvel, 67, 74

Jacobsen, Mr., manager, Gritviken, 61, 66, 75, 80, 261

Jeffrey, D. G., 14, 23, 27, 38, 43, 48, 49, 52, 77-82, 83, 85, 87, 103, 105, 122, 142, 146, 149, 163, 166, 178, 186, 187, 191, 196, 197, 202, 206, 209, 231, 266, 309, 343

Kelp, 82, 191, 209, 214, 274, 346, 348, 363

Kelvin sounding machine, 12, 84, 318, 344

Kerr, A. J., 14, 17, 28, 29, 34, 42, 47, 49, 52, 53, 55, 56, 74, 78, 83, 87, 92, 109, 122, 128, 136, 149, 151, 157, 159, 179, 194, 202, 292, 303, 308

Killer whales, 93, 102, 111-114, 125, 131, 132, 143, 146, 335

Larsen Harbour, 82, 331 (note 2), 347

Least, Captain, of Woodville, 69, 174

Leith Harbour, 66, 76, 77, 80, 172, 190

Lisbon, 29, 30, 32, 78, 341

Lucas sounding machine, 12, 91, 92, 289, 344, 350

Lysaght, Mr. Gerald, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25

McIlroy, J. A., 14, 19, 27, 49, 52, 61, 65, 67, 80, 83, 91, 92, 95, 100, 104, 118, 126, 129, 140, 141, 149, 157, 159, 168, 170, 185, 194, 197, 201, 202, 232, 292

Macklin, A. H., x, 3, 6, 14, 23, 27, 38, 40, 45, 48, 49, 52, 61, 62, 67, 75, 80, 81, 83, 89, 91-95, 98, 103-105, 112, 118, 126, 132, 139, 140, 142, 147-152, 157, 159, 163, 166, 167, 185, 188, 191, 194, 196, 197, 202, 204, 214, 216, 270, 284, 292, 298, 302, 303, 309 diary, 57, 64, 122, 135, 141, 145, 153, 164, 186-188, 191, 199, 275, 294-296, 302, 304-308 medical, 352-365 Tristan da Cunha, 219-264

Macleod, T. F., 14, 19, 27, 49, 52, 77, 83, 92, 100, 123, 140, 152, 163, 169, 178, 187, 194, 201, 290

Macquarie Island, 87, 273

Madeira, 17, 19, 31, 34, 310

Manson, Captain, of Albuera, 67, 190

Marion Island, 6

Marr, J. W. S., 15, 21, 23, 30, 32, 36, 38, 49, 52, 77, 80, 81, 83, 84, 91, 118, 132, 140, 146, 150, 163, 169, 178, 186, 197, 202, 206, 212, 232, 304, 327 diary, 33, 94, 144, 207

Mason, J. C. Bee, 14, 23, 27-29, 31, 32

Middle Island, 205, 208, 210, 324, 351

Mill, Dr. H. R. viii, 3

Mollymauk, 213, 245, see also Appendix iii

Moltke Harbour, 197

Monte Video, 67, 69, 173-177

Mooney, N. E., 15, 21, 22, 28-32

Mount Paget, 315

Naisbitt, C., 48, 49, 52, 77, 83, 93, 97, 98, 118, 148, 270, 278

Natural History Museum, British, 163, 314 New York, 164

Neko, floating factory, 177, 178, 182, 185, 186

New Zealand, 7, 285

Newnes, Sir George, 5

Nightingale Island, 6, 205-210, 211, 212, 322-324

Orwell, oil transport, 76, 288

Pack, the, 73, 101, 110, 113, 117, 122, 146

Paddy birds, 159, 163, 363, see also Appendix iii

Pagoda Rock, 79, 96, 348

Palmer Archipelago, 74, 183

Pediunker, 213, 253

Penguin Island, 286, 348 rookeries, 81, 87, 213, 274, 284

Penguins, 80, 86, 93, 102, 156, 162, 166, 295, 363 Adelie, 115, 143, 145, 148 Emperor, 108-109, 111, 124 Gentoo, 81, 158, 160, 167 King, 87, 108, 334 Ringed, 81, 85, 141, 158, 334 Rockhopper, 213, 274, 284 see also Appendix iii

Personnel, 14-15, 48, 366

Perth, oil transport, 184

Petrels, 99 Antarctic, 93, 111, 112, 131, 141, 143 Giant, 83, 129, 131, 186, 187 Mother Carey’s Chickens, 52, 83, 131 Snow, 111, 112, 124, 143, 145 Wilson’s, 111 see also Appendix iii

Plant life, Ascension Island, 305 Gough Island, 268, 272, 285, 338-339 Nightingale Island, 207 St. Helena, 299, 300 South Georgia, 334 Tristan da Cunha, 213, 240, 244, 252, 320

Plymouth, 17, 293, 308 Sound, 18, 312

Ponta del Gada, 310

Portugal, 29

Positions, 20, 21, 22, 50, 79, 98, 104, 108, 110, 116, 117, 120, 128, 131, 136, 141, 143, 144, 147, 288, 342, see also Appendix v

Possession Bay, 346

Prince Olaf Harbour, 185, 188, 189, 346

Prion, see Whale bird

Professor Gruvel, 67, 74, 173

Queen Mary’s Land, 114

Query, dog, 17, 20, 26, 62, 100, 107, 122, 143, 145, 148, 153, 196, 201, 265, 278, 284, 289

Quest, adaptation and equipment, 8-13; voyage to Rio, 16-37, 42-43; overhauled, 44-47; first visit to South Georgia, 48-63, 72-74, 76-79; pushing South, 80-98; in the ice, 98-144; beset, 145-152; visits Elephant Island, 153-172; second visit to South Georgia, 177-190; visits Tristan da Cunha group, 199-203, 206-209, 213, 224, 231, 233, 235, 243, 252; Gough Island, 265-270, 279-284; Cape Town, 287-293; homeward voyage, 294-296, 301, 308-313; alluded to, vii, 314, 316, 318, 340, 341, 351, 353, 365

Raratonga, 7

Reef, sounding for reported, 288, 349

Rio de Janeiro, 43-48, 53, 63, 77, 78, 85, 140, 182, 341, 345

“Roaring Forties,” the, 179, 199, 203

Rogers, Rev. Martin, 214, 217, 227, 232, 235, 236, 243, 248, 263

Rogers, Mrs. Martin, 235-237, 243, 248

Ross, G. H., 83, 142, 197

Ross’s Appearance of Land, 91, 137, 144, 145, 350

Rowett, Mr. J. Q., viii, 3, 5, 9, 15-17, 51, 52, 57, 66, 72, 73, 77, 173, 174, 176, 177, 204, 215, 217, 287, 290, 312, 328, 340, 365

Rowett, Mrs. J. Q., ix, 51, 52, 176

Royal Bay, 197, 316, 347

Royal Geographical Society, 2

St. Helena, 287, 296-301, 327

St. Paul Rocks, 6, 38-42, 325-327, 328, 345

St. Vincent, 35, 42, 62, 78, 287, 308, 309, 327, 328, 341

San Miguel Azores, 310, 327

Sapp, Captain, of Southern Isles, 185

Scilly Isles, 19, 30

Scotia, 267, 348

Scott, Captain, 14, 355, 364

Scurvy, 104-106, 353-357, 365

Sea-elephants, 81, 137, 156, 157, 159, 162-164, 186, 272, 333, 337, 363

Sea hen, see Skua

Sea-leopards, 93, 112, 125, 149, 333, 335, 363

Sea life, St. Paul Rocks, 38-42 Tristan da Cunha, 336 tropical, 36

Seal meat, 103-105, 108, 125, 363

Seal Rocks, 166

Seals, 81, 107, 111-115, 143, 295, 337, 360 Arctic and Antarctic, 125 Crab-eater, 101, 114, 124, 131, 132, 139, 145, 335, 363 Weddell, 118, 333, 363

Sea-sickness, 31, 353

Shackleton, Lady, 8, 66, 67, 69, 173, 174, 176, 194

Shackleton, Sir E. H., vii-ix; plans and finance, 1-10, 14-15; on the Quest, 16-38, 41-43, 48-59; at Rio, 44-48; arrival at South Georgia, 60-63; death, 64-67, 365; arrangements for burial, 67-70, 173; memorial service, 174; funeral, 176; memorial cairn and grave, 192-195; alluded to, 71-79, 88, 105, 155, 156, 171, 183, 188, 312, 314, 342, 344, 350, 354-356, 362, 364 diary, 18-23, 58-59 South, 1, 155, 333

Sharks, 38-41, 209, 295, 337

Sinclair, Captain, of Neko, 182, 183

Skua, 80, 81, 129, 159, 213, 268, 272, see also Appendix iii

Smith, C. E., 15, 49, 83, 84, 92, 292

Snow-blindness, 353, 361-362

Sorlle, Mr., manager, Stromness Harbour, 183, 184

Soundings, 84, 92, 96, 104, 110, 116, 117, 120, 128, 131, 141, 143, 144, 147, 171, 189, 197, 199, 214, 274, 279, 283, 286, 288, 318, 327, see also Appendix v

Southampton, 8, 17, 177

South Georgia, first visit, 60-63, 80-82; second visit, 168-172, 178-198; geology, 315-317; natural history, 329-334; hydrographic work, 345-347; alluded to, 8, 57, 67, 69, 72, 73, 77-79, 91, 94, 137, 138, 173-176, 197, 201, 328, 342, 350 Sandwich Group, 347, 350 Shetlands, 183, 317 Trinidad Island, 6, 43, 287

Southern Isles, oil transport, 185

Southern Sky, 184

Sperry gyroscopic compass, 11, 344

Stefansson, 2, 14, 105, 357

Stoltenhoff Island, 205, 210, 212, 324

Stromness Harbour, 183-185

Surveys, 38, 87, 279, 285, 286, see also Appendix v

Tagus, river, 29, 31

Temperatures, 52, 129, 143, 144, 145, 146, 150, 342

Terns, 131, 268, see also Appendix iii

Traill-Smith, Comdr., 18, 293

Tristan da Cunha, 6, 179, 190, 198, 199, 203-206, 213-264, 266, 274, 291, 320-322, 336, 342, 349-351

Uruguay, Republic of, 174, 194

Uruguayan Government, 173-175 Minister for Foreign Affairs, 175, 177

Vitamines, 354-358, 363, 364

Volcanic appearances, 82, 86, 347

Wallis Island, 60

Water sky, 98, 107, 111, 150

Watts, H., 15, 27, 49, 66, 83, 92, 120, 140, 149, 160, 296

Weddell Sea, 72, 91, 100, 119, 142, 350

Whale birds, 52, 83, 213, see also Appendix iii food, 101-102 hunting, 182-183

Whales, 101, 102, 132, 171, 333, 363

“Wideawake Valley,” 302-303

Wild, Frank, 55, 122, 142, 153, 200, 221, 223, 231-233, 236, 238, 295, 296, 342, 364

Wilkins, G. H., 14, 23, 27, 35, 37, 38, 50, 59, 77, 87, 92, 103, 108, 115, 134, 140, 149, 157, 163, 169, 179, 186, 187, 197, 206, 207, 212, 231, 285, 292, 304, 309, 327, 330, 333, 337, 340

Wind at Gough Island, 281, 283 South Georgia, 184 Tristan da Cunha, 213, 228, 251, see also Appendix iv

Wireless, 10, 19, 22, 66, 140, 344-345, 348

Woodville, 69, 174, 175, 178, 189

Worsley, F. A., 14, 23, 27, 42, 49, 52, 54, 57, 60, 65, 76, 77, 82-85, 90-92, 94-96, 98, 103, 110, 117, 120, 122, 123, 128, 131, 133, 136, 141, 143, 144, 147-149, 161, 166, 171, 172, 183, 184, 187, 189, 194, 197, 202, 204, 214, 265, 266, 288, 294, 343

Wounds, treatment of, 362

Young, S. S., 48, 49, 52, 83, 92, 163

Zavodovski Island, 85-87, 318, 334, 347

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