17th of October
Historical
Antarctic Pictures and Events
Ernest Shackleton, British Antarctic Expedition on the ship Nimrod, 1907- 1909.
1908 - Edgeworth David. The day being calm and clear ... we were able for the first time, to turn our sleeping-bag (1 for 3 men) inside out and air it in the sun. Previous ... the reindeer fur ... had become much encrusted with ice, chiefly the result of the freezing of our breath
