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Emperor Penguin Egg Collection

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

Apsley Cherry-GarrardJuly 1911

Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Cherry-Garrard helps recover emperor penguin eggs at Cape Crozier after a hazardous journey made in darkness and extreme winter cold.

Edward Adrian WilsonJuly 1911

Cape Crozier · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Wilson's winter party reaches the Cape Crozier rookery and obtains emperor penguin eggs for embryological study.

Names involved

Apsley Cherry-GarrardEdward Adrian Wilson

Provenance

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