Geoff Barker has posted a blog on the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedition, 1898-1900. The 1898-1900 British Antarctic Expedition was the first to spend winter on the Antarctic continent and record the approximate position of the South Magnetic Pole. They also reached further south than any human had previously. The expedition was led by Carsten Borchgrevink who had become interested in Antarctic exploration while living in Australia. The State Library of New South Wales, Australia, holds a rare album of photographs compiled by one of the expeditions members, William Colbeck, which was used to illustrate this article.
Read the full blog here: https://geoffbarker.wordpress.com/2025/03/23/first-winter-expedition-on-the-antarctic-continent-1898-1900/
Image: Camp Antarctica, British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedition, 1899, William Colbeck photographs and clippings, State Library of New South Wales, PXA 2123
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