8th of June
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic Expedition on the ship Nimrod, 1907- 1909.
1908 - James Murray and Raymond Priestley in a trench dug in the ice of Green Lake (named after the colour of the ice) to take samples, there was some sunlight but the lamp was brighter, 7 minute exposure! Photo Philip Brocklehurst.