Polar explorers consumed the food stuffs they brought with them, and generally, these included generous quantities of fats. Thousands of calories are required to support life and work in this extreme environment.
Explorers brought food with them to Antarctica. One staple is pemmican: a mix of 50% ground meat and 50% lard.
Nobody lives in Antarctica; the few people (scientists and explorers) who are temporarily stationed there eat whatever they brought with them.
Nobody lives in Antarctica; the few people (scientists and explorers) who are temporarily stationed there eat whatever they brought with them.
Explorers to go to Antarctica to explore: this is their work.
Scientists and explorers.
by surviving
All polar explorers between about 1899 and 1922 -- the Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration -- traveled to Antarctica by sailing ship.
no of course not
Early explorers took both dogs and ponies to Antarctica.
No food crops are grown on Antarctica: it's too cold and 98% of the continent is covered with an ice sheet. Plus, there is no permanent or indigenous population to grow crops.
They set up tents and slept in them
Yes. Several huts are preserved today and contain relics left by explorers.