Abstract
The first winter at Snow Hill, February 12, 1902, through January 24, 1903, was productive for the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, whose activities included: The initial finding of marine fossils at Snow Hill; the unloading of food and supplies; construction of the prefabricated house; departure of the Antarctic; daily meteorological and astronomical observations; extensive scientific and bacteriological studies; paleontological discoveries on Seymour Island, including the finding of the first fossil vertebrates from a giant penguin species; lengthy camping trips and plateau hikes; boat trips to Snow Hill Glacier and Lockyer Island; and fossil-collecting sledge journeys of the six-member party: Jose Maria Sobral, Nils Otto Nordenskjold, Gosta Bodman, Erik Ekelof, Gustaf Akerlundh, and Ole Jonassen.
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