Erebus Chalice -Inside Chapel

Inside the chapel is a relic from James Clark Ross's expedition to the South Pole. This communion chalice was carried with the expedition on the HMS Erebus. Generations later, the family of Lt. Bird who had brought the chalice to Antarctica, gave the chalice to the Chapel of the Snows.

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Stuffed Toys In Antarctica

December 23rd 2005
Captain Cook (Penguin) visits Chapel of the Snows. Berkley and OzGold (bears) look around at the rocks and soil ... read more

Antarctica » Antarctica » McMurdo Station

Speculation over the existence of a "southern land" was not confirmed until the early 1820s when British and American commercial operators and British and Russian national expeditions began exploring the Antarctic Peninsula region and other areas sou... ... read more

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