THE ARGENTINE ANTARCTIC SURVEY EXPEDITION OF 1958-59

Everett L. Merritt

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Abstract:	THE WRITER WAS ENGAGED by the Argentine Naval Hydrographic Office from September 15, 1958, to April 15, 1959, as a combined observer and instructor in the 1958-53 Argentine Naval Antarctic Expedition. Specifically, I was assigned to instruct and train Argentine Hydrographic officers in the observation and data reduction procedure of establishing astronomic positions with a theodolite on ice under circumstances of being transported to remote points from a self-sustaining antarctic base. Instruction and training in establishing astronomic positions with a zenith camera in Tierra Del Fuego at the conclusion of the expedition were also included.
Published in:	NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 6, Number 7
Pages:	415 - 438
Cite this article:	Merritt, Everett L., "THE ARGENTINE ANTARCTIC SURVEY EXPEDITION OF 1958-59", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 6, No. 7, 1959, pp. 415-438.
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