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* Icebergs, Antarctic, 26–27, 35–38, 42–53; Arctic, 44; danger to ships, 47–53; effect on density of water, 177; weathering of, 39–40
 * Ice-cap, formation of, 34–35
 * Invertebrate life, 146–152, 155–168


 * Kerguelen, 90, 141, 143
 * Kites for meteorological purposes, 207–210


 * Lichens in Antarctic, 95
 * Lime-Juice, 105–106


 * Magnetic observations, 217, 219, 222–224
 * Markham, Admiral A. H., 124, 177
 * Melting of snow, 68–69
 * Meteorological work, importance of, 193–195, 197–199, 202
 * Meteorology of high atmosphere, 207–216
 * Michael Sars, 181
 * Mid-Atlantic rise, 174, 249–250
 * Monaco, Prince of, 158, 166–167, 170, 178, 208–216, 242
 * Monsoons, relation of, to meteorology of Polar regions, 197, 202– 203
 * Moose, 121
 * Mosses in Antarctic, 94
 * Motor-power on sledge journeys, 253–254
 * Musk-ox, 116


 * Nansen, Dr. F., 77, 112–114, 170, 176, 178, 200
 * Névé 34–35, 38–42
 * Nimrod, 187. See also Shackleton
 * Nordenskjold, Baron A. E., 166, 170, 178–179, 180
 * Nordenskjold, Dr. Otto, 38, 41–42, 126, 195–196, 229
 * Novaya Zemlya, 81, 96, 100, 179, 181, 200


 * Observations at the Poles, 11–14
 * Ocean currents, 77, 188–190, 200. See also Currents
 * Oceanographical research, 149–168, 160–192


 * Pack ice, 60–68; danger of, 63–64
 * Pancake ice, 57–58
 * Peary, Admiral R. E., 170, 176, 202
 * Penguins, 137–141
 * Petrels, 142–145
 * Pole hunting, 236
 * Pourquoi Pas?, 94, 149, 164–165, 172, 190


 * Red snow, 81–83
 * Reindeer, 118
 * Ross Barrier, 22, 36–43
 * Ross Sea, 19, 36–43
 * Rotifers, tenacity of life of, 84–85


 * Salinity of sea, 177, 185
 * Salt in sea-ice, 59–60, 70–71
 * Scenery amid ice, 15–17, 26–31, 72–74
 * Scotia, 24, 32, 52–53, 63, 95, 149, 160–161, 171–175, 184–187, 189, 191, 193–198, 207–208, 233–235
 * Scott, Captain, R. F., 37, 38–39, 187, 252
 * Scottish Antarctic Expedition, 141–142, 152–163, 186, 195, 218, 248, 254. See also Scotia
 * Scurvy, 104–108
 * Scurvy grass, 97–102
 * Sea elephant, 131
 * Seaweed, 88–89
 * Seals, Antarctic, 131–132; Arctic, 130, 132–133
 * Shackleton, Sir Ernest, 19, 37, 127, 188, 218, 234, 252
 * Soundings, difficulty of, 173
 * South Georgia, 90, 128, 142, 174, 198
 * Southern Ocean, 25, 32
 * Spitsbergen, 45, 81, 85, 91, 96, 99, 101, 102, 120, 122–124, 129, 177, 178, 181, 201–202, 211, 215, 243


 * Temperature, lowest recorded, 33
 * Temperature of sea, 54, 177–178, 182–185
 * Termination Land, 23, 171
 * Terns, 146
 * Thermometers, exposure of, 203–206
 * Thunderstorms and auroræ, 220–221
 * Tidal observations, 233–235
 * Townets, 159–160
 * Trawling, deep sea, 151–158, 161–162, 186


 * Unicorn, 130


 * Victoria Land, 21–22, 94


 * Walrus, 132
 * Water, supply of drinking, 68–70
 * Weddell Sea, 19, 24, 37, 43, 171–173, 186, 191–192, 197, 203, 252
 * Whales in Antarctic, 127–129; in Arctic, 129–130
 * "White ice," 56
 * Wilhelm Land, 23–24, 94