The 1947 Snares Islands expedition was an expedition undertaken between November 1947 and December 1947 to research the birds and other biodiversity of the Snares Islands.[1][2][3]
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| Start | 21 November 1947  |
| End | 8 December 1947 |
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Purpose of the expedition
editThe expedition set out to collect specimens to be exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History. It would also focus on researching seabirds in the Snares Islands.[4]
Voyage
editThe expedition departed Bluff aboard the launch Alert, captained by Captain A. J. Black, on 21 November 1947. It travelled to Half Moon Bay and Port Pegasus, where bad weather kept it ashore for two days, before landing at Snares Island on 24 November.[1]
Participants
edit- R. A. Falla, Dominion Museum, expedition leader and organiser[1][4]
- Robert Cushman Murphy, American Museum of Natural History[1]
- Grace Emeline Barstow Murphy[1]
- E. F. Stead[1]
- R. A. Wilson[1]
- F. L. Newcombe[1]
- C. A. Fleming[1]
- P. F. Carter[4]
- A. J. Black, captain of Alert[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Charles Alexander Fleming (1948). "The Snares Islands Expedition, 1947". Notornis. 2 (8): 181–184. ISSN 0029-4470. Wikidata Q125494784.
- ^ Miskelly, Colin (16 December 2013). "Snares Islands – 1947 and 2013 – In the footsteps of Edgar Stead (Part 11)". Te Papa’s Blog. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ C.M. Miskelly; P.M. Sagar; A.J.D. Tennyson; P.R. Scofield (2001). "Birds of the Snares Islands, New Zealand". Notornis. 48 (1): 1–40. ISSN 0029-4470. Wikidata Q125502228.
- ^ a b c "Study of seabird life". Bay of Plenty Times. 8 December 1947. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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