A Norwegian captain in Antarctica (1924)
Norwegian captain Alf Kaldager (1875-1952) at Cape Adare, East Antarctica on February 10, 1924. My restoration and colorization of captain Georg Samuel Hooper´s photo in the Museum of New Zealand archive.
Antarcticsociety.org gives this background information:
"In the 1923—24 whaling season the Sir James ClarkRoss, accompanied by five chasers,operated in the Ross Sea, using Discovery Inlet as a base. On January 29, 1924, the chaser, Star I (Captain Alf Kaldager) entered McMurdo Sound as far as Cape Royds. She then followed the coast of Victoria Land to Cape Adare."
Cape Adare, a prominent cape, forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula, was discovered by captain James Ross in 1841, but the Norwegian explorers Henrik Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink were the first to make the first landing there, and on Antarctica in general, in January 1895.
"In January 1895, Norwegian explorers Henrik Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink from the ship Antarctic landed at Cape Adare as the first documented landing on Antarctica, collecting geological specimens. Borchgrevink returned to the cape leading his own expedition in 1899 and erected two huts, the first human structures built in Antarctica. The expedition members overwintered and the survivors were picked up in January 1900. This was the first expedition party ever to winter over on the Antarctic continent. Zoologist Nicolai Hanson died during the winter and was buried at Cape Adare." --
"The first buildings erected by Carsten Borchgrevink at Cape Adare were prefabricated of pine by the Norwegian factory Strømmen Trævarefabrikk. These huts are still standing, and the site is recognized internationally as a significant historic site."
(Wikipedia)
I have not been able to find any information on whether captain Kaldager visited the huts, but it is of course possible.
A Norwegian captain in Antarctica (1924)
Norwegian captain Alf Kaldager (1875-1952) at Cape Adare, East Antarctica on February 10, 1924. My restoration and colorization of captain Georg Samuel Hooper´s photo in the Museum of New Zealand archive.
Antarcticsociety.org gives this background information:
"In the 1923—24 whaling season the Sir James ClarkRoss, accompanied by five chasers,operated in the Ross Sea, using Discovery Inlet as a base. On January 29, 1924, the chaser, Star I (Captain Alf Kaldager) entered McMurdo Sound as far as Cape Royds. She then followed the coast of Victoria Land to Cape Adare."
Cape Adare, a prominent cape, forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula, was discovered by captain James Ross in 1841, but the Norwegian explorers Henrik Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink were the first to make the first landing there, and on Antarctica in general, in January 1895.
"In January 1895, Norwegian explorers Henrik Bull and Carsten Borchgrevink from the ship Antarctic landed at Cape Adare as the first documented landing on Antarctica, collecting geological specimens. Borchgrevink returned to the cape leading his own expedition in 1899 and erected two huts, the first human structures built in Antarctica. The expedition members overwintered and the survivors were picked up in January 1900. This was the first expedition party ever to winter over on the Antarctic continent. Zoologist Nicolai Hanson died during the winter and was buried at Cape Adare." --
"The first buildings erected by Carsten Borchgrevink at Cape Adare were prefabricated of pine by the Norwegian factory Strømmen Trævarefabrikk. These huts are still standing, and the site is recognized internationally as a significant historic site."
(Wikipedia)
I have not been able to find any information on whether captain Kaldager visited the huts, but it is of course possible.