UNDER THE ICE
A SUBMARINE STATION. SIR H. WILKINS’ PROPOSAL^ METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. (United Press Association—Copyright). (Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) MONTREAL, April 30. Sir Hubert Wilkins, interviewed at Toronto, en route to Winnipeg, said he intends to establish a submarine station at the Pole of 1 inaccessibility, 400 miles from the North Pole, and one of the key spots in the world’s meteorological map. After some 27 stations in the Arctic and 12 in the Antarctic have been established, the meteorological map will 'he complete enough to forecast the character of the seasons with a degree of accuracy hitherto unknown. He declared that the submarine method had been chosen for this particular spot because it was the most convenient for sending in supplies, and the water under the ice was warmer than the air above, making it possible to; live under the sea in comparative comfort, noting currents and the conduct of water beneath, and coming up to see how the wind was blowing.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 169, 1 May 1935, Page 5
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