NAHSTE: Penguins, Dassen Island, Sth Africa, 1904

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Penguins, Dassen Island, Sth Africa, 1904
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 404/832
Date(s)	18 May 1904
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 stereo glass-plate negative
Name of creator	Bruce \| William Speirs \| 1867-1921 \| polar explorer and oceanographer
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Penguins swimming in the water at Dassen Island, a preserved penguin island on the west coast of Africa, near Capetown, which the crew of the SY Scotia tried to visit before anchoring at Saldanha Bay. It proved impossible due to the fierce breaking swells.
Index
Subjects	Penguins Scientific Expeditions
People	Bruce \| William Speirs \| 1867-1921 \| polar explorer and oceanographer
Businesses and Organisations	Scottish National Antarctic Expedition \| 1902-1904 \| scientific expedition
Places	Capetown (South Africa) Saldanha Bay (South Africa)
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Penguins, Dassen Island, Sth Africa, 1904