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Sur (short Story)
"Sur" is a short story by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in ''The New Yorker'' on February 1, 1982. It was included in ''The Compass Rose'', a collection of stories by Le Guin first published in July 1982.. Retrieved February 20, 2019. The subtitle is "A Summary Report of the ''Yelcho'' Expedition to the Antarctic, 1909–1910"; the story describes an expedition to the South Pole by a group of women from South America. The title "Sur" (Spanish "South") may be compared with ''South (book), South'', the title of Ernest Shackleton's account of the Antarctic expedition of 1914–1917. Story summary The narrator, a woman in Lima, Peru, does not write for publication; this account of her adventure will be kept in a trunk in the attic, to be found by future generations. She was inspired as a child by reading about expeditions to Antarctica, particularly ''The Voyage of the Discovery'', Robert Falcon Scott, Captain Scott's book about his expedition of 1902–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ursula K
Ursula may refer to: * Ursula (name), feminine name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name * ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron *Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus *Ursula (detention center), processing facility for unaccompanied minors in McAllen, Texas *Ursula (The Little Mermaid), a fictional character who appears in ''The Little Mermaid'' (1989) *Ursula Channel, body of water in British Columbia, Canada * 375 Ursula, a large main-belt asteroid * HMS ''Ursula'', a destroyer and two submarines that served with the Royal Navy *Tropical Storm Ursula (other), a typhoon, two cyclones, and a tropical depression, all in the Pacific Ocean * Ursula, signals intelligence system used by the Finnish Defence Intelligence Agency See also *Saint Ursula *Urszula Urszula may refer to: * Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), Polish-Lithuania-Belarusian noble dramatist and writer * Urszula Augustyn (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery Hut
Discovery Hut was built by Robert Falcon Scott during the ''Discovery'' Expedition of 1901–1904 in 1902 and is located at Hut Point on Ross Island by McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Visitors to Antarctica, arriving at either the US Base at McMurdo or New Zealand's Scott Base are likely to encounter Discovery Hut as both are located on Hut Point. Discovery Hut is just 300m from McMurdo Base. The hut has been designated a Historic Site or Monument (HSM 18), following a proposal by New Zealand and the United Kingdom to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting. Some confusion arises because Discovery Hut can technically be referred to as ''Scott's'' hut, in that his expedition built it, and it was his base ashore during the 1901–1904 expedition, but the title ''Scott's Hut'' popularly belongs to the building erected in 1911 at Cape Evans. History British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 Discovery Hut was designed by Professor Gregory, (appointed as leader of the scientif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica In Fiction
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, Pinniped, seals and tardigrades. Where Antarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
