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Beardmore Crevasse Fall

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1911Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1911

Edward Leicester Atkinson21 December 1911

Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Atkinson falls into a crevasse during the difficult upper Beardmore Glacier crossing but is recovered.

Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st21 December 1911

Beardmore Glacier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Evans falls into a crevasse during the upper glacier ascent and receives a severe shake.

Names involved

Edward Leicester AtkinsonEdward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans Mountevans, 1st

Provenance

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