ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13723, 14 November 1916, Page 8

ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.

MR WILD INTERVIEWED. (rer Cable—Press Association —Copyright.) (Australian aud N.Z. Cable Association! LONDON, November 12. Mr Frank Wild, in the course of an interview, stated that during the voyage of the Endurance new land was discovered east of Weddell Sea, near Coates Land. Later, during the drift in (die ice, the explorers disproved the existence of the so-called New South Greenland and Morrel Land. These wore probably large bergs, for the Endurance drifted right after them and found from 200 to . 2000 fathoms of water. The films of the Shackleton Expedition have arrived at Liverpool.