30th of June
Historical Antarctic
Pictures and Events
Carsten E. Borchgrevink, British Antarctic Expedition on the ship Southern Cross, 1898 - 1900.
1899 - A sled dog returns to the base hut at Cape Adare five winter weeks after being blown out to sea on an ice floe, it was well nourished and in good spirits. This was the first time sled dogs had been used in Antarctica.