John Splettstoesser
Biographic Data
| ID | 5591655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Splettstoesser |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Splettstoesser |
| SIGNATURE | SPLETTSTOESSER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Occupational Research and Development |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 28 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Antarctican Society centennial medallion
The Antarctican Society, based in the United States, has produced a medallion (Fig. 1) in recognition of the centennial of the discovery of the South Pole by Roald Amundsen and Captain Robert Falcon Scott, in 1911 and 1912, respectively. This item is representative of both expeditions
The World becomes the largest passenger ship to transit the northwest passage
The World has become the largest passenger ship to transit the northwest passage, from Nome, Alaska, to Nuuk, Greenland, 17 August to 12 September 2012. 183 vessels have transited the passage to date, following that of the first transit by Roald Amundsen in 1903–1906. The itinerary included most of the usual stops and routes of previous transits of other vessels, with a major exception. There was no ice in the western part of the itinerary to Cam…
Deep Freeze! A Photographer’s Antarctic Odyssey in the Year 1959, by Robert A. McCabe
Journey to the Ice Age, by Gil Dewart
Face to Face
The discussion of penny periodicals is very helpful, but no discussion occurs of the Arctic panoramas that attracted sizable crowds to London's Leicester Square and elsewhere.Only bare mention is made of juvenile literature, which abounded in rehearsals of explorers' exploits, for example, John Harris's publication of Northern Regions; or, A Relation of Uncle Richard's Voyages for the Discovery of a North-west Passage (1825), which centred on Par…
Una Peaks
A new name for a geographical feature in the Antarctic Peninsula known for many years by its colloquial name of Una's Tits, was formally approved by the Antarctic place names committee of the United Kingdom. It is now known as Una Peaks, named for a former secretary in the governor's office, Stanley, Falkland Islands
Improbable Eden
Exploring Polar Frontiers
Antarctica
Farthest North Polar Bear ( Ursus maritimus )
On 5 August 2001, while on a cruise with tourists from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, to the Geographic North Pole, we sighted a lone polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from the Russian icebreaker Yamal at a site we believe to be the northernmost record of this species. The adult bear was seen walking slowly on the ice toward the ship about 500 meters away. The location of the ship, as determined by the ship's Global Positioning System (GPS), was 89°46.5'N, 2…
Antarctic Circle Crossed by Large Cruise Vessel
The first crossing of the Antarctic Circle by MS Amsterdam, a large cruise vessel with a passenger capacity of some 1,300, was made twice in the 2003-2004 austral summer on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. MS Amsterdam is the largest cruise vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle, and the second largest ship to do so, the first being the U.S. aircraft carrier Philippine Sea during Operation Highjump, 1946-1947. Sea-ice conditions in the …
The Coldest March
The Search for the North West Passage, by Ann Savours
Under Polaris
Centennial of Historic Huts in Antarctica
Exploration in Antarctica began in the mid 1800s, although sealing and whaling existed earlier. The first substantial structure to be erected on the continent was by Borchgrevink in 1899 at Cape Adare, for the first wintering of humans on the continent. The following 10 years saw several additional huts as depots for explorers for exploration of the coastline and interior, and in attempts to reach the Geographic South Pole. Now, 100 years after t…
First circumnavigation of the Arctic by tourist vessel 1
(1999). First circumnavigation of the Arctic by tourist vessel. Polar Geography: Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 246-249
New breeding site for emperor penguins ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) on Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
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Safe Passage Questioned
First circumnavigation of Antarctica by tourist ship
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Mortality among chicks in the emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) colony at Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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Circumnavigation of James Ross Island, Antarctica
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Polar Tourism
cohesive alternative to heroic, masculine narratives.But the narrator does not relinquish traditional, romantic dreams of enduring.In a self-reflective gesture, he confesses that people who travel to the Arctic go there "to taunt mortality ... to drive the self like a stake through the heart of time; to be history" (p.106).He intimates that, by engaging in endurance sports and writing, he too can achieve this goal.In a deliciously playful and nos…
Environmental guidelines for tourism in Antarctica
The first transit of the Northwest Passage by Russian icebreaker
In a voyage beginning 24 July in Ulsan, South Korea, and ending i n St Petersburg, Russia, on 21 September 1992, the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov successfully completed an unassisted transit of the Northwest Passage, from Bering Strait to the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was chartered jointly by Polar Schiffahrts-Consulting, Hamburg, Germany; Blyth and Company Travel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and D.G. Wells Marine Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada…
An Antarctic Classic Revived - Cold
An Antarctic Classic Revived - Cold: The Record of a Sledge Journey. L. M. Gould 1984. Northfield, Minnesota, Carleton College. 213 p. $19.95. (Available from the Book Store, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057 USA) - Volume 23 Issue 142
Environmental guidelines for tourism in Antarctica
Mortality among chicks in the emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) colony at Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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The first transit of the Northwest Passage by Russian icebreaker
In a voyage beginning 24 July in Ulsan, South Korea, and ending i n St Petersburg, Russia, on 21 September 1992, the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov successfully completed an unassisted transit of the Northwest Passage, from Bering Strait to the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was chartered jointly by Polar Schiffahrts-Consulting, Hamburg, Germany; Blyth and Company Travel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and D.G. Wells Marine Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada…
The World becomes the largest passenger ship to transit the northwest passage
The World has become the largest passenger ship to transit the northwest passage, from Nome, Alaska, to Nuuk, Greenland, 17 August to 12 September 2012. 183 vessels have transited the passage to date, following that of the first transit by Roald Amundsen in 1903–1906. The itinerary included most of the usual stops and routes of previous transits of other vessels, with a major exception. There was no ice in the western part of the itinerary to Cam…
New breeding site for emperor penguins ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) on Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
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Logistic aspects of geological studies in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, 1979–80
The most ambitious field project of the 1979–80 austral summer season in Antarctica was conducted in the Ellsworth Mountains (Fig 1), when 42 scientists and technicians studied a variety of geological problems in an area which included both the Sentinel Range to the north and the Heritage Range to the south (Fig 2), from about 77°15'S to 80°30'S and 80°W to 87°30'W
Ice-core Drilling Symposium at the University of Nebraska, August 1974
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The Greenland Ice Sheet Program
The Greenland Ice Sheet Program (GISP) in August 1975 completed its fourth successful field programme since its beginning in 1971. The GISP research is aimed at the investigation of glaciological, geophysical, geochemical and palaeo-climatological parameters of the Greenland ice sheet and at the interpretation of these factors in terms of climatic significance for the present and for the future
Logistic aspects of geological studies in the Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, 1979–80
The most ambitious field project of the 1979–80 austral summer season in Antarctica was conducted in the Ellsworth Mountains (Fig 1), when 42 scientists and technicians studied a variety of geological problems in an area which included both the Sentinel Range to the north and the Heritage Range to the south (Fig 2), from about 77°15'S to 80°30'S and 80°W to 87°30'W
An Antarctic Classic Revived - Cold
An Antarctic Classic Revived - Cold: The Record of a Sledge Journey. L. M. Gould 1984. Northfield, Minnesota, Carleton College. 213 p. $19.95. (Available from the Book Store, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057 USA) - Volume 23 Issue 142
The first transit of the Northwest Passage by Russian icebreaker
In a voyage beginning 24 July in Ulsan, South Korea, and ending i n St Petersburg, Russia, on 21 September 1992, the icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov successfully completed an unassisted transit of the Northwest Passage, from Bering Strait to the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship was chartered jointly by Polar Schiffahrts-Consulting, Hamburg, Germany; Blyth and Company Travel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and D.G. Wells Marine Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada…
Environmental guidelines for tourism in Antarctica
Polar Tourism
cohesive alternative to heroic, masculine narratives.But the narrator does not relinquish traditional, romantic dreams of enduring.In a self-reflective gesture, he confesses that people who travel to the Arctic go there "to taunt mortality ... to drive the self like a stake through the heart of time; to be history" (p.106).He intimates that, by engaging in endurance sports and writing, he too can achieve this goal.In a deliciously playful and nos…
First circumnavigation of Antarctica by tourist ship
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Mortality among chicks in the emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) colony at Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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Circumnavigation of James Ross Island, Antarctica
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Safe Passage Questioned
First circumnavigation of the Arctic by tourist vessel 1
(1999). First circumnavigation of the Arctic by tourist vessel. Polar Geography: Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 246-249
New breeding site for emperor penguins ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) on Princess Martha Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Search for the North West Passage, by Ann Savours
Under Polaris
Centennial of Historic Huts in Antarctica
Exploration in Antarctica began in the mid 1800s, although sealing and whaling existed earlier. The first substantial structure to be erected on the continent was by Borchgrevink in 1899 at Cape Adare, for the first wintering of humans on the continent. The following 10 years saw several additional huts as depots for explorers for exploration of the coastline and interior, and in attempts to reach the Geographic South Pole. Now, 100 years after t…
The Coldest March
Antarctica
Farthest North Polar Bear ( Ursus maritimus )
On 5 August 2001, while on a cruise with tourists from Longyearbyen, Svalbard, to the Geographic North Pole, we sighted a lone polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from the Russian icebreaker Yamal at a site we believe to be the northernmost record of this species. The adult bear was seen walking slowly on the ice toward the ship about 500 meters away. The location of the ship, as determined by the ship's Global Positioning System (GPS), was 89°46.5'N, 2…
Antarctic Circle Crossed by Large Cruise Vessel
The first crossing of the Antarctic Circle by MS Amsterdam, a large cruise vessel with a passenger capacity of some 1,300, was made twice in the 2003-2004 austral summer on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula. MS Amsterdam is the largest cruise vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle, and the second largest ship to do so, the first being the U.S. aircraft carrier Philippine Sea during Operation Highjump, 1946-1947. Sea-ice conditions in the …
Improbable Eden
Exploring Polar Frontiers
Una Peaks
A new name for a geographical feature in the Antarctic Peninsula known for many years by its colloquial name of Una's Tits, was formally approved by the Antarctic place names committee of the United Kingdom. It is now known as Una Peaks, named for a former secretary in the governor's office, Stanley, Falkland Islands
Deep Freeze! A Photographer’s Antarctic Odyssey in the Year 1959, by Robert A. McCabe
Journey to the Ice Age, by Gil Dewart
Geography (24 works) · Geology (22 works) · Geology (20 works) · Oceanography (20 works) · Oceanography (18 works) · Polar Research and Ecology (14 works) · Archaeology (10 works) · Physical geography (9 works) · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies (7 works) · History of Science and Medicine (7 works)