Determining the present precise location of Amundsen's tent is a function of 1) the precision of Amundsen's navigation in 1911, 2) the flow of ice since then, and 3) the amount of burial by intervening snow fall. These factors are discussed and it is concluded that the best location that can be given for the tent in December 2011 is 89° 58′ 51″ S, 46° 14′ E, and lying 17 m below the present snow surface. The uncertainty in the position is 0.3 km, and is mainly related to uncertainties in the original positioning. It can be concluded with high certainty that the tent lies between 1.8 and 2.5 km from the South Pole.

(Received October 2010)

(Online publication January 21 2011)

Polar Record (2011), 47 : pp 268-270
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011
DOI: 10.1017/S0032247410000719 (About DOI)
Published online: 21 January 2011

Table of Contents - 2011 - Volume 47, Issue 03

Olav Orheim
Fram Museum, Bygdoynesveien 36, 0286 Oslo, Norway (oo@rcn.no)