ARCTIC EXPLORATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 236, 18 September 1934, Page 3

ARCTIC EXPLORATION

Greenland Sledge Trip (Copyright from Lieutenant Lindsay at Angmagsalik). LONDON, Sept. 17. The British Arctic expedition embarked on the Scottish fishing vessel Jacinth and is going to Aberdeen. The ice conditions are becoming worse. It was feared that we would be obliged to remain in Greenland another year. The French expedition under M. Charcot failed to penetrate the pack ice. Count Bonzis’ Italian expedition was also unsuccessful. It is gratifying that the British expedition succeeded in reaching the common objective. We reached unexplored country behind the east coast of Greenland without a depot or a supporting party and with over 1000 miles of sledging. The expedition aimed at “the last great unveiling” of the Arctic by exploring the hinterland of the cast coast of Greenland between Semilik Fjord and Scoresby Sound. This territory is guarded by a 450-inile barrier of ice from the west, and from the east coast seaboard by very steep mountain country intersected by badly-crevassed glacier valleys. Several parties have unsuccessfully attempted to penetrate this terra incognito. BYRD EXPEDITION Planes Disinterred NEW YORK, Sept. 16. A message from Little America states that the work of removing the expedition’s aeroplanes from the snow and ice hangars is keeping all hands busy. The monoplane Miss America has been hauled out and will be taken on a test flight in a few days preparatory to spring explorations scheduled to start early in October. The work of releasing the great biplane, it having au 82ft. wing-spread, has started. It is estimated that 200 tons of solid ice must be cut away, which will probably require a fortnight.