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Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection

 

Huge enigmatic rock outcrops above Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island

Image
Accession no.: Y: 2012/20/29
Object name: Sketch
Title: Huge enigmatic rock outcrops above Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island
Description: Of this sketch the artist noted "At the time I believed these prominent rocks formed in hard coralline rock were roche moutonée. They were smaller (20' high) than they appeared from a distance. When I arrived, a ptarmigan sat on the southernmost rock."
Medium: Sketch
Artist: Woolmore, Ray
Note: Prominent rocks on plateau between Base Camp and Research Station. Approx. Lat. 76°'N, 97°'W
Dimensions:
  • Picture: Width: 229mm, height: 152mm
  • mount: Dimensions: ?