Keep in a Cool Place
Keep in a Cool Place
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Keep in a Cool Place

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Keep in a Cool Place tells the story of the first winter-over team at Vanda Station in Antarctica's Wright Valley during 1969–70. Five men spent eight months in isolation, including four months of darkness, recording science and daily life in a place where air temperatures fell to –57 °C while the water at the bottom of nearby Lake Vanda remained unexpectedly warm.

Key features

  • Based on diaries, letters and records from the first Vanda Station wintering party.
  • Covers eight months of isolation in the Antarctic Dry Valleys.
  • Includes maps, colour photographs and scientific appendices.
  • Balances the practical realities of station life with the unusual science of Lake Vanda.

Book details

  • Authors: Al Riordan and Simon Cutfield
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 296
  • Publisher: Canterbury University Press
  • Setting: Vanda Station, Antarctica, 1969–70

A vivid piece of New Zealand Antarctic history for readers interested in exploration, field science and the everyday reality behind remote research stations.

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