National Library of New Zealand - Te Puna Mātauranga O Aotearoa Services to Schools - Supporting literacy and learning

Home › Culture, Identity & Heritage › Primary Sources › Galleries › Antarctica › Camp near Erebus, by Herbert George Ponting, 1911. Alexander Turnbull Library. PA1-f-067-019-4

Primary Sources

Explore these primary sources and discover how they add to our understanding of New Zealand's past.

Camp near Erebus, by Herbert George Ponting, 1911. Alexander Turnbull Library. PA1-f-067-019-4
Camp near Erebus, by Herbert George Ponting, 1911. Alexander Turnbull Library. PA1-f-067-019-4

Description

Members of the British Antarctic (“Terra Nova”) Expedition unpacking provisions and getting their camp in order, in January 1911. In the foreground you can clearly see one of the sleds the exploration teams used to haul supplies. In the background are many stacked boxes of provisions to enable the expedition to safely winter over.

Discussion

In the background you can just make out the active volcano, Mount Erebus. What is its connection with New Zealand?

Usage statement
You can copy this item for personal use. It cannot be used commercially without permission, please ask us for advice. If reproducing this item, please maintain the integrity of the image (for example don't crop, recolour or overprint it).

Teachers if your students want to use an item from this site in their work, they must cite it correctly. The easiest way to do this is to copy and paste the caption accompanying each image into their document.