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PRAISE BY EXPLORERS
NEW YORK, November 23.
Rear-Admiral Byrd and Stefansson are among many explorers familiar with the Antarctic who praise Ellsworth's eatfiier 10-hour flight as definitely adding to' the map in that region.
At St. Paul, Rear-Admiral Eyrd, when told tVf the discovery of a mountain chain,, declared: "I am delighted to hear of it. It will undoubtedly fill in another, blank space_ in the map of the Antarctic. The importance of this discovery will be appreciated by all who are interested in the Antarctic region." He added that to previous explorers, including ■ himself, the mountains weiii unknown.
Stefansis on declared: "It is a fine contribution to geography. It seems to me to have made a substantial addition'to the work previously done on the same section by Wilkins. Particularly interesting; is the presumption that the range erf mountains observed may be a continuation of the Andes."
Mr. B.awson, Byrd's navigator, Mr. Trubee Davison, president of the American Museum of Natural History, and Mr. R. C. Andrews are among others -who praise the flight.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 127, 25 November 1935, Page 11
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