Historical place archive

Cape Evans in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cape Evans in Canada. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels1 people1911–1912

Historical events in Cape Evans

1911

1911
Cape Evans Magnetic Observations
Charles Seymour Wright · Exploration and Discovery

Wright conducts magnetic observations from an ice cave behind the magnetic hut, away from interference caused by the main building.

1912

1912
Cape Evans Gravity Measurements
Charles Seymour Wright · Exploration and Discovery

Wright improves his gravity observations by setting a stable instrument base into permafrost beneath Ponting's former darkroom.

Provenance

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