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©Copyright G. Picken - picture taken 1975 / 1976
This is the broken remains of a steel water barge dating from Signy's whaling past. It was used to carry fresh water from Pumphouse Lake just a mile or so from base back to the whaling station. The lake would fill with melt water acting as a natural reservoir so the whalers built a pump house (hence the name) containing an internal combustion engine powering a water pump that would fill the barge to be towed back.
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| This picture is one of a collection assembled in
2007 on
the 60th anniversary of Signy Island
Base: 60°43'S 045°36'W. Thank you to those who sent their treasured memories of their time in
Antarctica and allowed them to be made into a commemorative cd
and then placed here on the web. My commentary is taken from notes I was sent with the pictures if any. Corrections or additions, please The reunion weekend was 14-16 September 2007. |
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