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INDEX 



Nordenskjold, Dr. Otto, and the 

 Swedish Antarctic expedition, i. 32; 

 is landed at Snow Hill Island 

 (January, 1902), and in October, 

 1903, meets Dr. Andersson and 

 Lieutenant Duse from the Ant- 

 arctic, i. 33 ; they are joined by 

 Captain Irizar of the Uruguay, 

 i. 34 ; and by Captain Larsen after 

 the sinking of the Antarctic, i. 34 ; 

 importance of the results of the 

 expedition, i. 34 ; his geological 

 discoveries, ii. 249 



Norway, King and Queen of. See 

 Haakon and Maud 



Norwegian flag unfurled at farthest 

 south point (88° 23'), ii. 114 



Norwegian whaling fleet's explora- 

 tions, i. 17 



Nose-protectors, i. 366 



Observations, meteorological, at Fram- 

 heim, ii. 372 et seq. (Appendix) ; 

 astronomical, 399 et seg. (Appendix) 



Oceanography, ii. 404 et seq. (Ap- 

 pendix) 



Olav Bjaaland, Mount, ii. 80, 85, 

 145, 146 



Ole Engelstad, Mount, ii. 54, 58, 59, 

 155, 156 



Olsen : in charge of kitchen in the 

 Fram, i. 153, 198 ; one of the sea 

 party, i. 179 ; joins the Fra7n at 

 Buenos Aires, ii. 188 



Oscar Wisting, Mount, ii. 80 



Pagoda, voyage of the, i. 15 



Pedersen, Captain, i. 62 



Pemmican : preparation of, i. 55, 56, 



88, 322 ; packing of, ii. 18, 36; 



ration of, ii. 143 

 Penguin Island, ii. 336 

 Penguins, ii. 276, 278, 336; the 



Adelie, i. 176, ii. 277, 286; the 



Emperor, i. 185, ii. 277, 293 ; their 



cry, ii. 302 

 Pennal, Lieutenant, Commander of 



the TerraWova, i. 204 ; ii. 294 

 Petrels : Antarctic, harbingers of 



spring, i. 392 ; sea, ii. 231 ; snow, 



ii. 286 



Petroleum, i. 72 



Photographic cameras, i. 88 ; taking 

 Hell's Gate, ii. 86 



Pigeons: carrier, i. 114; Cape, ii. 333 



Pitt Island discovered (1830), i. 8 



Plankton specimens, ii. 323 



Plateau south of Mount Engelstad, 

 arrival at, ii. 60 



Pole : arrival at the South, ii. 121 ; 

 "encircling" the, ii. 125 et seq.; 

 appearance of the sun's motion at, 

 ii. 131 ; festival dinner at the, 

 ii. 132 ; cigars at, ii. 132 ; farewell 

 to"Polheim,"ii. 134 



Prestrud, Lieutenant : informed of 

 the destination of the expedition, 

 i. 103 ; one of the land party, 

 i. 179 ; ascends the Barrier; i, 207, 

 211 ; rejoins the Fram as first 

 officer, ii. 189 ; his account of the 

 eastern sledge party, ii. 204 et seq. 



Prince Edward Islands, ii. 336 



Prince Henry of Portugal (the "Navi- 

 gator"), i. 4 



Propeller, renewal of brasses of the, 

 ii. 298 



Provisions : seal meat, i. 51 ; pemmi- 

 can, i. 55, 56, 88 ; alcohol, i. 69 ; 

 tobacco, i. 70 ; tea, coffee, and 

 sugar, i. 71 ; medicines, i. 71 ; 

 biscuits, i. 88 ; milk-powder, i. 89 ; 

 chocolate, i. 89 ; packing of the 

 sledge cases, i. 78, 362, 370, ii. 18 ; 

 rearranging the loads, ii. 67 ; land- 

 ing the cases at Framheim, ii. 291 



Queen Maud of Norway. See Maud 



Racovitza, Emile, biologist of the 



Belgian expedition, i. 19 

 Rats on board the Fram, ii. 326 

 Reindeer-skin : clothing, i. 78, 79, 



209, 365, ii. 37, 102 ; sleeping-bags, 



i. 80, 81 

 Return journey, the, ii. 135 et seq. 

 "Roariing Forties," the, ii. 284, 337 

 Robertson, Captain Thomas (of 



Dundee), commands the Scotia in 



Brucc's expedition (1902), i. 35 

 Roll, Dr. Jacob, i. 71 



