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Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island

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19: 138: 72:. The expedition was sponsored by the Joint Services Expedition Trust with the aim of climbing, exploring and carrying out a preliminary scientific survey of islands in the Elephant group for the 83:. During the course of the expedition several mountains were climbed for the first time and numerous place-names were recommended for geographic features on the island. 179: 105: 218: 172: 153: 165: 198: 73: 101: 213: 208: 203: 57: 99: 49: 77: 61: 8: 56:. It took place from December 1970 to March 1971. Except for one civilian from the 145: 45: 149: 113: 65: 38: 192: 18: 41: 137: 69: 53: 34: 31: 76:. The expedition was transported to and from the island by 60:, the 14 participants were serving members of the 190: 173: 28:Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island 180: 166: 17: 191: 132: 13: 64:under the leadership of Commander 22:Map of Elephant and nearby islands 14: 230: 100:Agnew of Lochnaw yr, C.H. (later 136: 219:Elephant Island geography stubs 74:Directorate of Overseas Surveys 93: 1: 86: 152:. You can help Knowledge by 102:Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw 7: 10: 235: 131: 58:British Antarctic Survey 148:location article is a 50:South Shetland Islands 23: 199:Antarctic expeditions 21: 62:British Armed Forces 214:1971 in Antarctica 209:1970 in Antarctica 24: 161: 160: 106:"Elephant Island" 226: 182: 175: 168: 140: 133: 123: 122: 110: 97: 234: 233: 229: 228: 227: 225: 224: 223: 204:Elephant Island 189: 188: 187: 186: 146:Elephant Island 129: 127: 126: 108: 98: 94: 89: 46:Elephant Island 12: 11: 5: 232: 222: 221: 216: 211: 206: 201: 185: 184: 177: 170: 162: 159: 158: 141: 125: 124: 114:Alpine Journal 91: 90: 88: 85: 66:Malcolm Burley 39:mountaineering 30:was a British 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 231: 220: 217: 215: 212: 210: 207: 205: 202: 200: 197: 196: 194: 183: 178: 176: 171: 169: 164: 163: 157: 155: 151: 147: 142: 139: 135: 134: 130: 120: 116: 115: 107: 103: 96: 92: 84: 82: 81: 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 43: 40: 36: 33: 29: 20: 16: 154:expanding it 143: 128: 118: 112: 104:Bt) (1972). 95: 79: 27: 25: 15: 193:Categories 121:: 204–210. 87:References 70:Royal Navy 54:Antarctica 42:expedition 32:scientific 80:Endurance 35:surveying 68:of the 48:in the 144:This 109:(PDF) 150:stub 119:1972 78:HMS 37:and 26:The 52:of 44:to 195:: 117:. 111:. 181:e 174:t 167:v 156:.

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