POLAR EXPLORATION.
A SCOTTISH EXPEDITION TO | THE ANTARCTIC. s Press AssodlAMoK.— Copyright. \ LONDON, Saturday, j Dr Bruce is preparing for a Scottish i expedition-to the South Pole. If £50,000 , is forthcoming he will start before 1911. The expedition will consist of 36 per- . soiis, including six scientists, and will carry aii oceailo{Jrap"bcal equipment for 3000 fathoms"; A wintering station will be establisnod - on the coast land, whence a dash across • the continent > will be made,- finSHy emerging in Ross' Sea. i Dr Bruce's theory regarding the moun- ; tain ranges suggests that the easier go- - ing by this route will compensate for the greater distance as compared with ) Scott's and Shaddock's routes.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 27 September 1909, Page 4
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111POLAR EXPLORATION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 27 September 1909, Page 4
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