Publication: The geological collection from the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–04) in the Museo de La Plata, Argentina
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2021
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In December 1903, William Speirs Bruce, leader of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, arrived in Buenos Aires and contacted Francisco Moreno, director of the Museo de La Plata to request his assistance. Bruce asked Moreno to be an intermediary with the Argentine government and to facilitate Bruce’s wish for Argentina to take over the meteorological station that the Scottish expedition had established on Laurie Island (South Orkney Islands). Moreno was please to provide the necessary assistance and was instrumental in Bruce achieving his ambition. As a gesture of appreciation, before leaving Buenos Aires Bruce presented a small collection of Laurie Island rock specimens to Moreno as a donation to the Museo de La Plata. This donation initiated the museum’s Antarctic collection.
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Fil: Carrasquero, Silvia Irene. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina.
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Antarctic geological collection, Museo de La Plata, Scottish National Antarctic Expedition., collection of rock specimens