The history of geological discovery in polar regions
Tue 16 Jul 2024 9:30 AM - Wed 17 Jul 2024 4:00 PM
Cambridge (British Antarctic Survey + Sedgwick Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute), High Cross, Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 0ET
Description
The history of geological discovery in polar regions
A joint conference meeting of the History of Geology Group and the Geological Curators Group
16th & 17th July 2024
The meeting will explore aspects of geological discoveries in the polar regions from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Peter Kennett talking gravity measurements, Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 1963.
16th July (Tuesday) - Conference ( with presentations of papers ) at the HQ of the British Antarctic Survey.
17th July (Wednesday) - Archive visits to the Sedgwick Museum (AM) and Scott Polar Research Institute (PM).
Registration fee = £40 for conference day only + £5 for Archives visits
HOGG or GCG members = £30 (with member code) for conference day only + £5 for Archives visits
The registration fee includes a conference abstracts booklet, refreshments (tea/coffee/biscuits) and a buffet lunch (with soft drinks) - on the conference day only. Self-catering will apply to the Archive Visits day.
Payment for the Archive Visits day is via a £5 'donation' which will be automatically be added to your payment, and your name will appear on the visits list. If you do not wish to attend on 17th July, please change the 5 to 0 and proceed as normal.
Benefit from HOGG or GCG membership and register for this conference at the reduced fee (we will send a member code to apply).
HOGG membership option: you will also enjoy two issues of GeoHistories magazine, a regular bulletin of updates and privileged access to HOGG’s programme of regular talks and conferences. Membership only costs £15 a year. Send email to: historyofgeologygroup@gmail.com - simply type ‘Membership’ in the Subject and your name in the message - we will respond with straightforward joining instructions.
GCG membership option: Membership costs £20 a year - use this link for GCG member benefits and joining instructions https://www.geocurator.org/membership
N.B. conference participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation arrangements.
William Flett carrying out geological work at penguin rookery, Antarctica, Operation Tabarin Dec 1944.
Photo: E. Mackenzie (I.M. Lamb). BAS Archives ref: AD6/19/1/A103
Programme
Paper |
Presenter |
N = Arctic Polar region S = Antarctic Polar region |
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Presentations are 20 minutes |
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N1. An overview of the geological discoveries from early explorations of the northwest polar regions, 1800-1855 |
Duncan Hawley HOGG |
N2. Arctic palaeontological collections in the Oslo Natural History Museum N3. William Spiers and the early 20th century geological investigations by the Scottish Spitsbergen Syndicate |
Hans Arne Nakrem, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo Dr Phil Stone & Peder Aspen British Geological Survey, Edinburgh & National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh |
N4. The last piece of the jigsaw: Fitting the Arctic into the global plate tectonic map. |
Dr. Andrew Hopkins University College London |
N5. The early work on Skaergaard, East Greenland: a most important intrusion |
Prof. Marian Holness, University of Cambridge |
N6. The discovery and history of exploration of the Haughton impact crater on Devon Island, in the High Arctic of Canada. S7. An over view of the geological work of expeditions in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration 1896–1922 S8. The British Antarctic Survey and the history of Antarctic palaeontology S9. Historical observations of volcanic activity in Antarctica and their value today. S10. Operation Tabarin – establishing the first British scientific station on Antarctica. |
Thomas Frisch. Former: Geological Survey of Canada Tom Sharpe Edinburgh Alistair Crame British Antarctic Survey John Smellie University of Leicester Camilla Nichol UK Antarctic Heritage Trust, Cambridge |
S.11 To discover the geology and structure of the Scotia Sea and the Larsen Ice shelf - a personal account of pre-plate tectonics survey work, N/S.12 19th and early 20th Century Polar Collections at the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. |
Peter Kennett. Former: Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) Dan Pemberton Sedgwick Museum |
Wednesday 17th July, Museum and archives visits 10.00–11.30 Sedgwick Museum, Downing Street. 12.00–12.45 and 13.00–13.45. Sedgwick Archive Tours, Madingley Rise, Madingley. Due to limited space in the archives unit, participants will be allocated to one of two groups for the visits. 14.00–16.00 (or earlier) Self-guided tour of Scott Polar Research Institute (SPRI), Lensfield Road, Cambridge. The Museum houses displays with much original Antarctic archival material. N.B. Lunch is not provided on the Wednesday. Please note SPRI has no facility to store luggage during your visit. Participants are advised to make arrangements and prebook space at a secure luggage storage facility e.g. Bounce at Parker’s Piece, Cambridge. Luggage Storage Cambridge 24/7 | 9 Locations (usebounce.com). £5 per bag for the day.. |
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Location
Cambridge (British Antarctic Survey + Sedgwick Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute), High Cross, Madingley Road CAMBRIDGE CB3 0ET