Frost Smoke.

Condensed water vapour which forms a mist over open sea in cold weather.

Ice-Foot.

Fringes of ice which skirt many parts of the Antarctic shores: many of them have been formed by sea-spray.

Nunatak.

An island of land in a snow-field. Buckley Island is the top of a mountain sticking out of the top of the Beardmore Glacier.

Piedmont.

Stretches of ancient ice which remain along the Antarctic coasts.

Pram.

A Norwegian skiff, with a spoon bow.