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The first winter at Snow Hill, February 12, 1902, through January 24, 1903, was productive for the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, whose activities included: The initial finding of marine fossils at Snow Hill; the unloading of food and supplies; construction of the prefabricated house; departure of the Antarctic; daily meteorological and astronomical observations; extensive scientific and bacteriological studies; paleontological discoveries on Seymour Island, including the finding of the first fossil vertebrates from a giant penguin species; lengthy camping trips and plateau hikes; boat trips to Snow Hill Glacier and Lockyer Island; and fossil-collecting sledge journeys of the six-member party: José María Sobral, Nils Otto Nordenskjöld, Gösta Bodman, Erik Ekelöf, Gustaf Åkerlundh, and Ole Jonassen.
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Tahan, M.R. (2018). The First Winter in Antarctica. In: The Life of José María Sobral . Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67268-7_4
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