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INTRODUCTION … The earliest Australian tide gauge to be operated in Antarctica was in 1912 when a gauge was installed at Cape Denison, George V Land, for 3 months during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition.
This is a report containing results of desk studies and field investigations at Cape Denison produced for the AHC as a result of a National Estate Grant awarded to the authors in 1995. The Terms of Reference define three main areas of outcomes: 1.
A review of popular writing on the subject of preservation of historic sites in Antarctica, including buildings, graves and artefacts, has revealed many misconceptions about the existence and cause of deterioration problems.
It is commonly presumed that historic material in Antarctica should be well preserved because of the severe, dry cold. Examination of several historic Antarctic sites, however, reveals that many buildings and artefacts suffer deterioration from humidity.