PARTY IN ANTARCTIC.
EXCESSIVE COLD PERIOD.
51 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
United Service. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. [By Mr. Rubscll Owen. Copyrighted 1!.28 liy the New York Times Company and the fit. I.oitis Post Dispatch. All rights for publication reserved throughout the world. Wireless to tho New York Times.J
.BAY OK WHALES. Sept. 17
We have been passing through one of the coldest periods ever recorded here. The average for the first 15 days of this month was 51 degrees below zero. That is much lower than was recorded by Amundsen.
A geological parly will go soulli lo Queen .Maud .Mountains in October, when it is believed the temperature will have become decidedly warmer. It is not likely that there will be any flying before December.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 19 September 1929, Page 11
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125PARTY IN ANTARCTIC. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 19 September 1929, Page 11
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