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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 28, 1955
• Content Type: IM

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PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE VAMORANDUM
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IX, Section 90
Chart Appraisal
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Oeueri p, chart, and aerial photo coverage.
5. Aerial Photography
tioi picture photography and intermittent hand-held oblique
been taken by Vilkin, Byrd, Elloworth and several other
1928 to the present time. However, described below are
e itions that took aerial photography of a type, quantity,
and quality could be used for major Lep and chart revision. The Index
tai otograp!y (Fig 92 - ) shows the approximate areas covered by
apping photography.
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I Task Force 68, in the 1946,1947 season executed
an ztenstve tr2trogon photo recorrialssance survey of the coasts of
Antarctica, rnost of the coast between 15?E and 170?R and between 95?Iii
and 136,W yaks pttograpbed by single, double or even triple trimetrogon
flights paraUel to the general shoreline, with occasional sorties into
the interior ave
tqg 200 miles in depth. In addition, photo re onnaisaance
was carried out over parts of the polar plateau east, west, and south of the
4....--"tetee-Th-soaLaat.
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)1. 65,000 length photographs at a ecale of
1.420.000 were obtained. The f011owing season, 1947-1943, U. 3. Naval Task
Force 39 sent surveyors ashore at selected points to obtain the -round control
neceasar7 for utilization of the aerial photography for mapping purposes.
The original film is available at the Office of Naval Intelligence, shington
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The Ronne ntarctic Research EXpedition during the 1947-l943 season
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trogon photo reconnaissance survey of Alexander I Island and
a of the Palmer Peninsula to their soutbeiat limits, including
er shelf Ice and portions of Edith Ronne land. 14,000 six-inch
otos were obtained, varying in scale from 1:18,000 to 1:28,000.
available at Photo Records and Servicespivision (PR and SD)
gon Washington, D. C.
expedition in the 950-1951 season obtained trinetrogon
of the nanco Coast and other areas near the tin of Palmer
some of the adjacent islands. Reportedly, other aerial photo
has been taken in this general area by various Argentine expeditions*
thie Argentine photography although not available in the U. S.,
ested from PR and D.
te* OBLIQUE EAPVING p1KIrOGItAPRY
The Deutsche Antarktische Expedition, 1935-1939, took 12,000
in WU SCHUABETaAND. The area photographed includes most
Air Parc ,
of the
coastline from approximately 5?W to 200E and much of the interior to
h of approximately 200-250miles. The original negatives were destroyed
Nbrld War II, but approximately 10,000 photographs were salvaged
The 11. 5. Mtarctto Service, 1939-1941, obtained 13,575 mapping oblique
photographs of portions of the Ross lee Shelf, the coast and much of the
Interior of Marie Byrd Land from 133aW to 1584 In addition, napping oblique
photos were taken of Alexander 1 and Charcot Islands, and the southwest and
outheast coast of Palmer Peninsula. These negatives are filed in the National
Archives, Washington, D. C.
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The tish Qr'abaii Land (Rymin) Expedition, 1934-1937 obtained mapping
obU.qtte photozaphy of the west central coast of Palmer Peninsula.
The stensen Sixth Expedition, 1936-1937, obtained 2200 mapping obliqm
photos along sections of the coast of Queen !laud Land from approximately
2.0% to,SOPE.
SWedish Air Unit attached to the combined Britisll-Mo n-Swedish
0?.,20?W
Ampodttion (1950=1952)
hotographed the shelf ice coastline
portions of the mountainous interior up to 250 miles inland.
PbetograPkw resultinc- from the above-mentioned Nywill, Christensen
coMbined British-Norwegian "wedish i!,:peditions, although not available in
the U, S.
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Chapter IX, Section 90
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Major ppig,charting, and aertal photogniphydeftiencies.
3.? Sapping ta
PffOrOGRAPIIT
r deficiency in aerial photography is the almost total
ing aerial photographic coverage of the interior of the continent.
portion of the coastline is covered with trimetrogon photography,
nt sections of the coastline still rennin to be adequately
to 42?W.. 75?14 to 97?W., 144?E to 151?3 and the north-
coast o ictor1a rand from 71?S to 770S
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