150 Shepherds of Heard Island

The ANARE presence at Heard Island runs to 1955 and switches focus to continental Antarctica. The Island taught Australians to work on glaciers and to run dog teams, saw John Bechervaise cut his Antarctic teeth and lead the first ascent of Big Ben, and claimed the lives of two winterers. "Ice Coffee" leaves Heard Island alone for a bit having documented its reputation as a very difficult place to operate boats, keep sheep, and traverse safely. Don't think Heard Island counts as proper Antarctic? Head to 53 deg S and say that.

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150 Shepherds of Heard Island is an episode from Ice Coffee: the history of human activity in Antarctica by Matthew Alan McArthur.

This episode is 52:01 long.

This episode was published on Nov 20, 2023.

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