The Japanese Antarctic Expedition of 1910–12, in the ship Kainan Maru, was the first such expedition by a non-European nation. It was concurrent with two major Antarctic endeavours led respectively by
Nobu Shirase, dressed for the Antarctic
Expedition ship Kainan Maru
Ice in the Ross Sea (the small black objects are seals)
Parsley Bay, Sydney Harbour, early 20th century
Thorvald Nilsen
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Thorvald Nilsen was captain of the polar ship, the Fram and deputy commander during Roald Amundsen's expedition to Antarctica. While Amundsen conquered the South Pole, the Fram was used for oceanograp
Japanese Antarctic Expedition
…of the bay, so Kainan Maru could not approach the Barrier edge, and had to moor to the ice some distance away. On 17 January, two officers from Fram, Thorvald Nilsen and Kristian Prestrud, paid a brief visit to the Japanese ship. Communication proved difficult, although the Norwegians were received hospitably, with…
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The Fram (25 April 1910)