The British Graham Land expedition (BGLE) was a geophysical and exploration expedition to Graham Land in Antarctica between 1934 and 1937. Under the leadership of John Rymill, the expedition spent two years in the Antarctic. The expedition determined that Graham Land was a peninsula. The expedition used a combination of traditional and modern practices in Antarctic exploration, using both dog teams and motor sledges as well as a single-engine de Havilland Fox Moth aircraft for exploration. Transportation to the Antarctic was in an elderly three-masted sailing ship christened the Penola, which had an unreliable auxiliary engine.
- Edward W. Bingham, in charge of the expedition's sled dogs
- Quintin Riley
- Robert Ryder, who captained the Penola and later won the Victoria Cross in the St Nazaire Raid
See also
- List of Antarctic expeditions
- Noel Atherton
- Discovery Investigations
References
Further reading
External links
- Scott Polar Research Institute website - detailed description of the expedition
- Freezeframe website - photographs from the expedition
- Internet Archive - BGLE Scientific Report vol 1 published by British Museum (Natural History)