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Antarctic Explorers - Who's Who - W / Y / Z
Crews and Expeditioners up to 1922

This section is under construction and probably will be for some time as I research and add to it
it's is the most ambitious addition to the site yet - I hope I don't regret it! - webmaster

History: The Heroic Age \| Historical timeline \| Geological timeline \| Ships of the explorers \| Explorers quiz	Antarctic Expeditions crew lists and biographies
Explorers: Amundsen Fram pictures \| von Bellingshausen - Vostok and Mirny \| Borschgrevink - Southern Cross \| Bruce - Scotia \| Charcot Français Pourquoi-Pas? \| Dumont D'Urville - Astrolabe and Zéléé \| von Drygalski - Gauss \| de Gerlache - Belgica \| Mawson Aurora \| Nordenskjöld - Antarctic \| Ross - Erebus and Terror \| Scott: Discovery South Pole The journey to the pole Pictures \| Shackleton: Nimrod Endurance Quest
Ebooks: South - Shackleton \| The South Pole - Amundsen \| Home of the Blizzard - Mawson

By Individual
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

By Expedition

Walker, A.J.

Able seaman, skinman and lampman Scotia - William Spiers Bruce 1902 - 1904

Watson, Andrew D.

Geologist Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-13

Watts

Wireless operator Quest- Ernest Shackleton 1921 - 1922

Webb, Eric Norman

Chief Magnetician Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-13

Wennersgaard, Ole Christian

crew member Antarctic - Otto Nordenskjöld 1901 - 1904

Werth, Dr. Emil

Scientist Gauss - Erich von Drygalski 1901-03

Whetter, Leslie H.

Surgeon Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-13

Wiencke, Carl Augustus

Sailor Belgica - Adrien de Gerlache, 1897 - 1899

Wienke, Georg

Able seaman Gauss - Erich von Drygalski 1901-03

Wild, Frank

	Seaman Discovery 1901-04
	In charge of provisions Nimrod 1907-09
	Sledge-master Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-13
	Second in command Endurance 1914-17
	Second in command Quest- Ernest Shackleton 1921 - 1922

Wilkins, G. Hubert

Natural historian Quest- Ernest Shackleton 1921 - 1922

Williamson, Thomas

Terra Nova 1910-13

Wilson, Edward Adrian

	assistant surgeon Discovery 1901-04
	chief of scientific staff and biologist Terra Nova 1910-13

Wilson, Robert

Fireman and blacksmith Scotia - William Spiers Bruce 1902 - 1904

Wilton, David W.

Scientist Scotia - William Spiers Bruce 1902 - 1904

Wisting, Oscar

member of the south pole party on the first successful expedition to reach the South Pole - 1910-11 Fram

Wood, James F. L.

Lieutenant Erebus - James Clark Ross 1839 - 1843

Wordie, James

scientist Endurance 1914-17

Worsely, Frank

	Captain of the Endurance Endurance 1914-17
	Hydrography, sailing master Quest- Ernest Shackleton 1921 - 1922

Wright, Charles

physicist Terra Nova 1910-13

Yule, Henry B.

Second master Erebus - James Clark Ross 1839 - 1843

Zavodovski, Ivan

Lieutenant Commander Vostok - Fabien Gottleib von Bellingshausen 1819- 1821

Bellingshausen -
Vostok and Mirnyi
Russian Antarctic Expedition
1819 - 1821

Dumont D'Urville
L'Astrolabe and Zéléé
1837- 1840

James Clark Ross
Erebus and Terror
1839 - 1843

de Gerlache - Belgica
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
1897 - 1899

/ Borschgrevink - Southern Cross
British Antarctic Expedition
1898 - 1900

Scott - Discovery
The British National Antarctic Expedition
1901 - 1904

Drygalski - Gauss
German National Antarctic Expedition 1901-03

Nordenskjöld - Antarctic
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
1901 -1904

Bruce - Scotia
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04

Charcot - Français
French Antarctic Expedition
1903 - 1905

Shackleton - Nimrod
British Antarctic Expedition
1907 - 09

Charcot - Pourquoi-Pas?
Second French Antarctic Expedition
1908 - 1910

Amundsen - Fram
Norwegian South Pole Expedition
1910-11

Scott - Terra Nova
British Antarctic Expedition
1910 - 13

Mawson - Aurora
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
1911-13

Shackleton - Endurance
British Trans-Antarctica Expedition
1914 - 17

Shackleton - Quest
Shackleton - Rowett Expedition
1921 - 1922

Biographical information - This is a particularly difficult area to research and I am concentrating on the Antarctic (and Arctic) experiences of the men involved. Any further information or pictures visitors may have is gratefully received. Likewise links to other websites, details of family trees or any other form of information of the people mentioned here and involved in early Antarctic exploration, or of any corrections to the details published. Please email - Paul, webmaster.

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