ANTARCTIC AREA
EXPEDITION TO GRAHAM LAND A GOVERNMENT GRANT. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April “23. (Received April 25, at 5.5 p.m.) The Government has made a £IO,OOO grant to an expedition which will shortly proceed to Graham Land under the leadership of John Rymill. The project is to explore one of the largest unknown coastal areas in the Antarctic lying between Luitpold Land and Charcot Land, and make a journey along the western side of Graham Land. It is expected that the party will remain in the Antarctic about 32 months.
The Prince of Wales- is patron of the expedition.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22246, 26 April 1934, Page 9
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100ANTARCTIC AREA Otago Daily Times, Issue 22246, 26 April 1934, Page 9
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