ARCTIC EXPEDITION
SIR. H. WILKINS’ VENTURE SUBMARINE UNDER ICE (l\|n,\ Tel. Copy right —U ni led I'rexs Assn.) (Rcccl. Mar. 4, !) a.m.) NEW YORK, Mar. 2. The polar explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, is en route to North Canada to prepare an expedition to the Arctic. I-Ie plans to construct a 45ft. submarine and establish a base on the Mackenzie River, far south of Aklavik. I-Ie said he would portage the submarine around unnavigablc stretches. He believed the craft could be operated by a crew of four under the ice to study polar marine life.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20187, 4 March 1940, Page 10
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94ARCTIC EXPEDITION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20187, 4 March 1940, Page 10
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