436 Arctic and Antarctic Exploration [part 11 
and 'to complete and rectify the topography. The 
command was given to Dr Otto Nordenskiold, an eminent 
Swedish geologist with Arctic experience, and a nephew 
of Baron Nordenskiold. With him was associated another 
distinguished geologist, Gunnar Andersson, who was to join 
after the first year. The ship, named the Antarctic, was 
commanded by Anton Larsen, who as already stated had 
done splendid work on the east coast of Graham Land. 
With him was Lieutenant Duse of the Norwegian army 
as cartographer, and Lieutenant Sobral of the Argentine 
Navy joined at Buenos Aires as magnetic and meteoro- 
logical observer. 
Leaving Gothenburg in October, 1901, the Antarctic, 
after putting into Falmouth, reached the Falkland Islands 
on the 1st January, 1902. Proceeding to the South 
Shetland Islands it was decided that Nordenskiold should 
winter as near the fossil-bearing island of Sir George 
Seymour as possible. A sheltered position was selected 
on the neighbouring Snow Hill Island, where the house was 
set up and provisions, instruments, and other necessaries 
landed. The party consisted of Nordenskiold, Ekelof the 
surgeon, the Argentine Lieutenant Sobral, a very useful 
person named Bodman, and two seamen. May and June 
were months of storm, but the rest of the winter was 
safely passed, and in October Nordenskiold, who had ob- 
tained some dogs at the Falkland Islands, started on an 
expedition to the south. He was just a month away, but 
did not get as far south as the Antarctic Circle. Later 
in November he made two journeys to Seymour Island to 
collect fossils, with very important results. 
The Antarctic returned to the Falkland Islands, 
whither Dr Gunnar Andersson had arrived. Taking him 
on board, Captain Larsen spent some time in exploring 
South Georgia, and then proceeded to Tierra del Fuego, 
entering the Beagle Channel. The needs of the Antarctic 
were supplied at the Argentine settlement of Ushuaia 
while Andersson explored the interior. The course was 
then south, passing Deception and Trinity Islands, and 
surveying the Orleans Channel. The ultimate destination 
was NordenskiokTs winter quarters, to take all on board 
and return. But Dr Andersson wanted to undertake 
some exploring, and was landed at Hope Bay, at the 
