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NEWS FROM ANTARCTIC CIRCLE: ELEPHANT ISLAND AND FRANK WILD
A PLAQUE TO HONOUR FRANK WILD; AND AN INTRIGUING SEA TUNNEL DISCOVERED BENEATH ELEPHANT ISLAND
Rob Stephenson's extensive and valuable website Antarctic Circle (www.antarctic-circle.org) has recently reported two stories of special interest to Shackleton enthusiasts.
http://www.antarctic-circle.org
First, a plaque in honour of Commander Frank Wild has been erected in the church at Grytviken, South Georgia to honour the veteran of five Antarctic eexpeditions and Shackleton's most trusted lieutenant.
The sculptor Angie Butler, who has done research in South Africa where Wild died and was cremated in 1939, was concerned that apart from a plaque in his local church in St John the Baptist Church, Eversholt, Bedfordshire, there is no lasting memorial to this Yorkshire-born legend of Antarctic exploration and leadership.
Read about the plaque honouring Frank Wild at Antarctic Circle
Angie and Elsa Davidson, curator of the Museum at Grytviken, are pictured on Antarctic Circle flanking the newly presented bronze plaque, now handsomely displayed on the wall of the Grytviken Whalers' Church. She writes in Antarctic Circle explaining the development of the project and indicates that any assistance towards this worthwhile enterprise, which cost around £1,600, from individuals or donating funds would be welcome.
Secondly, Rob includes an intriguing item about a tunnel which has been discovered to penetrate through Elephant Island not far from Cape Wild.
See the article and full-sized picture at Antarctic Circle
To read the full article and see Ted Stump's impressive photo, please visit the Antarctic circle website.
www.antarctic-circle.org
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