Fire on Marion Island, 1966

Quinn, Bert

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dc.contributor.author	Quinn, Bert
dc.coverage.spatial	Marion Island	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-06T20:13:03Z
dc.date.available	2015-12-06T20:13:03Z
dc.date.created	1966
dc.date.issued	1966
dc.description.abstract	On the night of 26 June 1966, a fire broke out at the base on Marion Island. These images, from photographs by team member Bert Quinn, show Marion House the morning after the fire destroyed the accomodation building and all communication with South Africa was lost. The cause of the fire was said to be a faulty heater. The men resided in another part of the base while waiting for assistance. A radio was dropped a few days later by plane and contact with South Africa re-established. Supplies were subsequently sent down and the base rebuilt.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored by the National Research Foundation (South Africa)
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Antarctic Legacy of South Africa
dc.description.statementofresponsibility	Image	en_ZA
dc.format	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/796	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	en_ZA	en_ZA
dc.rights	copyright
dc.subject	Accommodation
dc.subject	Base
dc.subject	Buildings
dc.subject	Damage
dc.subject	Marion Island
dc.title	Fire on Marion Island, 1966
dc.title	Images	en_ZA
dc.type	This item and the content of this website are subject to copyright protection. Reproduction of the content, or any part of it, other than for research, academic or non-commercial use is prohibited without prior consent from the copyright holder.	en_ZA
iso19115.mdconstraints.uselimitation	Bert Quinn	en_ZA
iso19115.mdfeaturecataloguedescription.cataloguedate	JPG
iso19115.mdformat.name	Antarctic Legacy of South Africa, Faculty of Science, Private Bag X1, Matieland. Stellenbosch. South Africa.	en_ZA
iso19115.mdidentification.deliverypoint	antarcticlegacy@sun.ac.za	en_ZA