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Antarctica 3 at the Central Masson Ranges

Copied from an old Kodachrome slide taken in mid-1966. Inland from Mawson Station for a day's climbing practice on the plateau, travelling by VW "Antarctica 3". The foreground is hard blue ice, kept snow-free by strong katabatic winds and ablation of the surface. The snow cover begins a little further inland and the PiP shows a photo of the VW driving across the snow, taken some months later.

Minolta SR1, Auto Rokkor PF 1.4/58 mm.
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29 comments

Gillian Everett said:

Love the VW.
11 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

It was remarkably useful for day outings.
11 years ago

tiabunna said:

VW
The VW heading across a snowy surface on the Antarctic plateau.
3 years ago

Pam J said:

BREATHTAKING PLACE
3 years ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Elle est vraiment magnifique... Bon dimanche.
3 years ago ( translate )

Marije Aguillo said:

Excelente trabajo de esta bella e insólita imagen que merece la pena rescatar y ofrecer.
3 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Amazing scene; well captured.
Stay safe and healthy.
3 years ago

Xata said:

Beetles all around the world, even in Antarctica !****************
3 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Excellent shot! Stay well!

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3 years ago

Annemarie said:

must have been a fatastic adventure
3 years ago ( translate )

Nora Caracci said:

spectacular and great compo !
3 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

I enjoy your series very much, George !
3 years ago ( translate )

LutzP said:

I'm really impressed, George. And fine old shots
3 years ago

GrahamH said:

I remember reading in the newspapers when the VWs were taken to Antarctica. It seemed an interesting idea. Did other vehicles there have liquid-cooled motors? What issues were there with liquid cooling?
3 years ago

tiabunna replied to GrahamH:

Thanks, Graham. The VWs were air-cooled of course, as were the Snowtracs which had Porsche industrial engines. As a matter of interest, to better maintain engine temps, the VWs had the engine cooling vents blocked off. Our other vehicles were Cat D4 bulldozers, which were liquid cooled - they had straight glycol in their cooling systems. All vehicles needed engine pre-heating with ducted heaters if they'd been left in cold conditions for some time.
3 years ago
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