Syd Kirkby was Surveyor and/or Station Leader of the ANARE 16-month wintering party at Mawson Station for three years: 1956-57, 1960–61, 1980-81. Additionally, he was a member of the summer operations team for four years: 1961-62, 1962–63, 1964–65 and 1979-80.
nominated by the newspaper The Australian as one of the ten greatest Australian adventurers of the 20th century (1999)
Referencesedit
^ abCarstens, David (2003). "Sydney Kirkby MBE, Polar Medal". The White Hat Guide to 200 Significant Australians. Docklands, Victoria, Australia: White Hat. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
Further readingedit
Bowden, Tim (1997). The Silence calling: Australians in Antarctica 1947-97, pp 162–163.
External linksedit
Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC)
United States Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
Mawson Station
January 01, 1970
sydney, kirkby, explorer, sydney, lorrimar, kirkby, born, 1933, australian, surveyor, antarctic, explorer, sydney, kirkbyborn1933australianationalityaustralianoccupationsurveyorknown, forexploration, australian, antarctic, territory, contents, work, awards, re. Sydney Lorrimar Kirkby AO MBE born 1933 is an Australian surveyor and Antarctic explorer Sydney KirkbyBorn1933AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationSurveyorKnown forExploration of Australian Antarctic Territory Contents 1 Work 2 Awards and recognition 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksWork editSyd Kirkby was first appointed as Surveyor at Mawson Station for 1956 the third year of ANARE operations in Antarctica 1 Syd Kirkby was Surveyor and or Station Leader of the ANARE 16 month wintering party at Mawson Station for three years 1956 57 1960 61 1980 81 Additionally he was a member of the summer operations team for four years 1961 62 1962 63 1964 65 and 1979 80 Kirkby s many accomplishments in Antarctica include establishment of the easternmost westernmost and southernmost astrofixes in Australian Antarctic Territory During his first expedition 1956 57 he was the first man to venture into the Prince Charles Mountains with sled dogs In the autumn of 1960 he and his team journeyed 400 kilometres through Enderby Land from the Napier Mountains to Mawson station Between 1961 and 1965 he surveyed more Antarctic territory than any other explorer His contributions have made a significant impact on the fields of regional geochronology petrology tectonics geology orogeny glaciology geomagnetism and paleomagnetism Awards and recognition editMany geographical features in and around Australian Antarctic Territory have been named for Syd Kirkby Some of these are Mount Kirkby in the Porthos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains Kirkby Head on Tange Promontory in Enderby Land near the Russian Molodezhnaya Station Kirkby Shoal in Newcomb Bay near Casey Station Shirley Island Windmill Islands Kirkby Glacier on the eastern boundary of Australian Antarctic Territory in the Trans Antarctic Mountains Oates Land Other awards and recognition include 1 the Polar Medal 1957 Member of the Order of the British Empire 1965 the Gold Medal of the Australian Geographic Society as Adventurer of the Year 1997 nominated by the newspaper The Australian as one of the ten greatest Australian adventurers of the 20th century 1999 References edit a b Carstens David 2003 Sydney Kirkby MBE Polar Medal The White Hat Guide to 200 Significant Australians Docklands Victoria Australia White Hat Retrieved 30 November 2011 Further reading editBowden Tim 1997 The Silence calling Australians in Antarctica 1947 97 pp 162 163 External links editAustralian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee AANMC United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System GNIS Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research SCAR PDF Map of the Australian Antarctic Territory Mawson Station Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sydney Kirkby explorer amp oldid 1136605845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
