ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 85, 7 October 1901, Page 5

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

4 " PROFESSOR NORDENSKtfOLD'S VOYAGE. Obess association.] (Received October 7, 8.36 a.m.) LONDON, 6th October. The Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Dr. Otto Nordenskjold wiii start on the Bth inst. The expedition will winter at the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic.

Professor Otto Nordenskjold, who has been staying at Malmoe, in order to make various arrangements for his South Polar expedition, in an interview with a Press representative, has (writes our London correspondent) made the following statement regarding the plan and object of his expedition: — "As soon as the Antarctic returns from her expedition to Spitzbergen, which has been made lor meridian measurements, and it is calculated that she must be on her homeward journey by 15th September, we start from Goeteborg. The time of our departure cannot, of course, be definitely fixed, for unforeseen hindrances may arise, but we shall certainly be able to weigh anchor by about Ist October. From Goeteborg -we shall proceed to England, and thence to Buenos Aires and Tierra del Fuego, whence we shall make ouf way to the Antarctic regions. We shall endeavour to push as far south as possible with the Antarctic, and when winter comes* on we shall send a party on shore to winter. That party will probably consist of six persons, of whom I shall be one. We shall build a small hut for ourselves, and shall engage in meteorological, magnetic, and hydrographic, and other scientific ob-' servations. As soon as we have landed, the Antarctic will return to Tierra del Fuego, and «a scientist, who will sail with her, will conduct the searches in that hitherto little explored country. Tn that way we shall be able to work in two detachments, and make as much use of our time as possible. "As is Well known, both an English and a German South Polar expedition are being sent out at the same time," continued the Professor. "In order to avoid clashing with one another, those three expeditions have some to an agreement whereby we explore the region south of the Atlantic Ocean, the German south of the Indian Ocean, and the British that south of the Pacific Ocean. Naturally we cannot advance so far towards the south as towards the North Pole, but the scientific results must be great, and we are well equipped for scientific research. 1 shall kave some able scientists with me. Professor Ohlin, of Lund, the well-known explorer, and M. K. A. Andersson will accompany me as zoologists. Dr. Bodman will come as hydrographer and magnetician, and M. Skottoberg as botanist, and Dr. E. Ekolof as medical officer. The Norwegian captain Larsen, who- has already made several voyages to the South Polar region, will be in charge of the Antarctic."

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