Ardito Desio - Exploration of Mountains in Antarctica

Exploration of Mountains in Antarctica

In 1961, he was invited by the National Science Foundation to visit Antarctica, particularly the stations of McMurdo, Byrd and Amundsen-Scott at the South Pole, and the Wright Valley, one of the Dry Valleys (Victoria Land).

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