New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
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fation Captain Scott asked his English friends to
give him balloon too, but it does not appear that
Kerguelen Island in the South Indian Ocean. is
the the point point to which the Gauss will go at first to
sbe Is re sr eav ana m TaPe ner MAJ % pans
is in longitude 20 east Thence she will doubtless
down toward the pack. good deal must be left 70
cted fbTo5r o. e rs m PuI vo II car can , be
70 make a landing on the antarctic continent well
established. the expedition would make pendulum.
magnetic and other observations and undertake
special study Of the forms Of nfe on land and near
the shores sedge parties could thence be DIS
and also toward the magmetc pole fhe p6sdn o
which is supposed 10 be in Victoria Land Al the
voyage to the west and Would possS proeees i
s south Of Kemp Land and Enderby Land. to the
,'Ia sSTth Georgia and Tristan d'Acunha This plan
SO that the eRpoPes Ger Wo6 fne m & PGd % Of two
summer OF 1908 But in order be prepared for ali
three years Dredging and magnetic ebSPPsa 50F
VIII be conducted while at sea.
PLANS OF SWEDISH EXPLORERS
Regarding the Swedish expedition, The Sphere"
supplies these particulars: 1T is to be conducted
on a more modest scale than the others and will
be led by DR.. otto Nordenskj0ld OF I-psala I-ni-
versity who has distinguished himself by his ex-
pedition TO Terra del Fuego, and in Alaska and
Greenland, and is nephew Of the famous dis
coyerer Of the Northeast Passage. His vessel the
built some Years ago al ssnefid5 ; Sne was
Dundee, in an attempt 10 revive the old sDerm
whaling industry in the antarctic seas. The
whale She was afterward used as wSaisr ON of
the Greenland coast and was then purchased by
explorer, who accompanied Baron Nordenskj0ld on
me me vegas famous Journey around Europe and
used the vessel TO look for Andr4e. Afterward she
mark by Lieutenant Amdrup Dr. Nordenskjold
ing 10 cost only 1900.
region via Terra del FGeeo some Tine in I'M NoVem6er
and he viii start southwark from there next Jan
begin 10 shorten he Will gradually retreat north
and scientists with three hands are to winter
while the Antarctic proceeds on voyage OF re-
Fuego and the Falkland Islands. In the following
viii be fetched away and the vessel sail for home
II is intended that the expedition shall he
gis two biologists and two representatives Of the
hydrographioal magnetic meteorological and geo
6BP 6iaBPnlcAI sciences with surgeon and hfteen
enth1s, besides captain and four officers. The
be a support 10. the two great British and German
ones; II may be added that DIR. Nordenskjod has
rea beee eeTPedion er and has naturally derived
uncle In this task. lie was born in 1862
WHAT SCOTCH EXPLORERS WILL DO
The plan OF the Scotch expedition are not so far
advanced as those of the other three but it Will
20 out under the leadership of William S Bruce
great devotee of geographical research although
a physician. lie made preliminary voyage In a
dundee whaler a year ago TO the vicinity
Mhich ne now wants particularly 10 explore And
ne mas written somewhat extensively for gcographi-
cal periodicals. The cost of this expedition was
hot expected 10 exceed 35.0O0 and a year ago
nearly one-third had been secured Mr. Bruce
plans 10 take a Scotch Norwegian whaler 90
OUT 10 the Falkland Islands and then make
push for Meddell Sea. TO the southeastward of
tape itorn The general plan is TO try to pene-
uAte the Ice pack on about the thirteenth meridian
west OF Greenwich. There. and even I'm loDgitude
% ana Co. Mr., Bruce says that the ice is NOT so
lhlck as Greenland ice. and he is hopeful that he
can get wen south In this part OF the world What
nc wants 10 DO Is to land party a little east of
Sraham Land and send his ship north out of the
ice Inc party would explore with sledgcs Mr.
Bruce dreams OF getting far south as latitude so
1912 ~ "S i'os9 III
Eventually. no doubt, the South Pole as well as
me NoTth Pole Will be reached But al present the
former object Is not cherished by any OF the ex-
pIofers now Dent on visiting that vicinity The i'm
pressloh prevails among geographers that a vast
cohuheht reaches from the South Pole in all di-
rectons Tor several degrees. Land has heen
touched or seen at OF points on All sides
OF II But as yet no one say whether these
Places were Islands or parts OF a continental area
~ ths ehpeuluons now going out can shed addi-
material gain "' VIII "ane
The magnetic observations however have the
greatest practical value, because the variation Of
the needle is slowly changing from year 10 wear
IN the southern hemisphere as well as IN the
northern And IL is OF the utmost importance for
naviganon that Its rate and other characteristies
be more accurately ascertaned than hitherto II