MAWSON'S EXPEDITION
STRANGE FISH AND ICEBERGS
(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright)
CANBERRA, sth February
A copyright wireless message from Sir Douglas Mawson says: "During the last few days we have been busy running the marine section in full detail as we proceeded northwards from the Enderby Land coast into the deep basin of the" Southern Ocean. To-day (28th January), in longitude 63deg. 16min. east, operations were carried out in water from 53 to 54 metres deep. A special feature has been the richness in nekton of waters 1000 metres below the surface, from which a large variety of fish has been netted, some quite extraordinary in form. Blue whales are abundant.
"Icebergs are also plentiful, but show the effects of the warmer waters, being reduced from the compact tabular forms of the Continental shelf region to spired and turreted shapes, often of striking grandeur. One such just passed wo measured and found jl 25'Jfb high."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 6 February 1930, Page 5
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