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Antarctica (continent)

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RRS John Briscoe, 1954-11 - 1957-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/152
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140 x 90 mm. A view of the ship 'R.R.S. John Briscoe'. Arthur visited South Georgia in H.M.S. Protector, and transferred to John Briscoe, then on her last voyage for the FIDS, at Hope Bay on 10 March, 1956. FIDS is an acronym of the 'Falkland Islands Dependency Survey', which was the name of the British Antarctic Survey in its earlier days.

Dates: 1954-11 - 1957-01
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