TOWARDS THE POLE.
Ice eight feet thick on the ocean and snow falling even in summer. Such is the weather experienced in the Polar regions. When the air is dry and still, it is remarkable how low a temperature can Ik> borne with ease. One explorer tells us that, with the thermometer at it was 100 warm for skating. The summer weather in this region is. moreover, in some respects pleasant and healthful.
Within the Arctic zone there are wonderfully-coloured sunrises and sunsets to be seen. They are both brfflliant and impressive. But the nights—the nights are monotonous and repelling. A rigid world buried in everlasting snow, silent save for the cracking of the ice or the wail of the wind.
Travellers in these regions experience many discomforts. The keen air causes their skin to burn and blister, while their lips swell and crack. Thirst, again, has been much complained of, arising from the action of the low temperature on the warm body.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2660, 19 May 1908, Page 7
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