# Wordie — South! character guide

> Wordie in South! by Ernest Shackleton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** J. M. Wordie

**First appearance:** 0003-i-into-the-weddell-sea

## Who they are

Geologist who studied glaciology and ice formations.

## In the story

### [Appendix I: Scientific Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/appendix-i)

Author of the appendix; geologist who shifted focus to oceanography, sea-ice study, and bottom deposits; helped with temperature and salinity observations.

### [Scientific Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/scientific-work)

Author of the chapter; geologist who shifted focus to oceanography, including sea-ice study, sea floor physiography, and bottom deposits, while assisting with temperature and salinity observations.

### [Sea-Ice Nomenclature](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/south_se/chapters/sea-ice-nomenclature)

Author of the chapter, compiling and revising sea-ice terminology based on the Endurance voyage.

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