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The Heroic Period of Antarctic exploration, which ended in 1922, always excluded women because a 'woman's place' was elsewhere.
Nearly 100 years later, we continue to struggle with some of the same issues. Current Antarctic populations of scientists and workers in support of science, still find a large majority of men involved, with women always outnumbered by males.
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How did early Antarctica explorers travel?
All polar explorers between about 1899 and 1922 -- the Heroic age of Antarctic Exploration -- traveled to Antarctica by sailing ship.
What pressures do explorers have in antarctica?
they have to ;learn about all the responibilitys about going there. they have to know what to do as well as everything else
Was all successful early European explorers was from Italy?
I need the anwsers
What sort of food did Scott and Mawson take to Antarctica?
All foods consumed by the early explorers was tinned. The key staple food is called pemmican, which is half ground meat and half lard. This provided the explorers with the calories required to maintain body heat and work in the extreme polar environment where they explored.
What were the goals of the early English explorers?
All of them were looking for a water route to Asia.
Where did huskies get taken after Antarctica?
All working dogs removed from the Antarctic continent are taken back to their country of origin by the explorers who transported them there.
Do explorers leave poo and wee on the snow in Antarctica?
In modern times, all human waste is bagged, frozen and exported off the continent. Polar explorers, however, did create human waste areas where that evidence remains frozen.
What tools do explorers use in Antarctica?
lots of stuff, warm clothing. Boots, proper boots designed for ice, a compass, maybe some form of moving around other than walking like a snowmobile?? lots of food and water
What do penguins make their nests out of on Antarctica?
Penguins that make nests -- not all penguins make them -- form them from stones that the males can pick up and carry in their bills.
What did Douglas Mawson use as transport to the Antarctic?
All Heroic Age Antarctic explorers, including Sir Douglas Mawson, sailed to Antarctica on hull-reinforced ships.
When do reindeer lose antlers?
All kinds of reindeer grow and lose their antlers: for old males they fall off in December, for young males in early spring, and for females in the summer.
When was the first guns brought to the US?
Spanish came with weapons into North/South America, so all early explorers had weapons.
