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[moongazeonastarfillednight]

The Terror: When, How, Where - Part 4

I have done it. Here's the Summary of my last 3 parts (to which you can refer to to enjoy the full meltdown I had making this

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3)

Full Powerpoint can be found Here

I fully recommend checking out the powerpoint because damn... I worked hard for it :')

Full Map can be found Here (EDIT: Link now repaired)

EDIT: Reference for death count Here by Tumblruser Hangingfire

EDIT: For all your "figuring out when it's total night in the Arctic" needs Here

[integrityflower]

ship wars are dumb. Polyamory and aromanticism are easy, simple, and effective solutions

[nerdragons-hoard]

I don't see how polyamory or aromanticism could patch up the holes in my hull but if you say so

[the-golden-vanity]

Not a question, just thought you’d be interested in this. Model of the HMS Erbus as she sits on the sea floor presently. Model built by survey pictures to assist site exploration. One of two stern cannons have been lifted out already at the wreck site.

This is rad! Thank you so much.

[antiquesfreaks]

on the one hand this is a huge archaeological breakthrough and all the hard work that led to it should be honored

on the other hand i can't stop thinking "henry peglar confirmed as henry peglar"

[roaldamundsen]

Oh tumblr user roaldamundsen would you happen to have any resources on the Belgica expedition that are appropriate for an academic context? I'm analysing Cook's diary of the trip for my history Honours seminar and you seem like you'd know where to look.

may I present to you a website that is being put together by @packloafer it's the best resource I can recommend

The Belgica & Beyond

research website about the Belgica expedition compiled by m.w.

[roaldamundsen]

while I'm at it let me also plug the official amundsen museum's article on the belgica

[grimark]

it’s been my observation after watching various tv shows that “lieutenant” is one of the most homoerotic ranks you can be

[goldners-tin-can]

I mean I hate on Franklin all the time but if Sir John "let's turn around because there's mountains but actually they're just clouds" Ross came up to me to lecture me on actic exploration I might have been that way too

[guerrillatech]

[reluctantbroodingdads]

So as an Antarctic expert I need to add to this that we had not in fact been to Antarctica when it was named. The ancient Greeks decided that because there was an Arctic at the top of the world, with bears, there had to be an opposite at the other end, without bears. Which is kind of ridiculous except that the fuckers were dead on

[diskobabe]

funniest part of being a terror fan on tumblr in 2026 is I swear to god there's only like 100 of us but we really punch above our weight in terms of being annoying as shit (affectionate). like some tumblrina will make one quirky post about fucking the father figure of your found family or some shit equivalent and you've got all 100 of us in your tags going #thomas jopson #thomas jopson #thomas jopson like a wave of bots and when you finally cave and google it you find out that 100 queers are telling you that your post sounds like a dead british sailor who perished horribly in the arctic c. 1848. same goes for posts about crossdressing & scurvy & the eroticism of open wounds and having to learn who james fitzjames is from tumblr tags. for there only being enough of us active to fill in a small- to mid-size concert venue we really do make our presence known

[diskobabe]

also, everyone has a master's degree

[diskobabe]

I'm listening @armadillorollup

[armadillorollup]

Franklin expedition....2!

[moongazeonastarfillednight]

To be fair... with the Arctic being such a big target of imperialism lately (like... more than usual...), this feels like a good time for this...

😮‍💨

[excalibells]

Making sure my Zoom camera is tilted at a Dutch angle to indicate to my coworkers my psychological madness

[pinniposting]

(likely) first photos ever taken of a ross seal underwater!

via

[werewolftransjenderism]

[the-terror-bracket]

Round 1!

who could you beat in a fight?

Harry Goodsir

Thomas Blanky

Voting ended onNov 20, 2025

[leadandblood]

The 7% of you fascinate me. I need to know why you think you could take blanky who had a one on one with a spirit bear and survived but not the guy who crumbles when people ask him to say something mean

[twoblogger-deactivated20260714]

In the 1900s they would just let fucking anyone go to antarctica as long as you had enough wrong with you

[charlesoberonn]

[realkaijuhavecurves]

[shipsandtea]

Visual representation of running a ship blog on tumblr dot com

[sanguinarysanguinity]

@boatporn

[ltwilliammowett]

Diorama of Sir James Clark Ross's Ship Erebus overwintering in the Antarctic on his 1839-43 Expedition, late 19th century