The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-26
NEWLAuDIN SOUTH
IS FOUND BY JAPS
Discovery Is Made by Lieu
tenant Shirase, Who Led
Expedition.
PART OF ANTARCTIC AREA
Into the South and East HIc
Traverses Seas Here
tofore Unknown.
PART OF ANTARCTIC AREA


Shirase. who returned to Wellington.
" H.. Saturday. shows In his statement
that no has been engaged In exploring
part OF tho Antarctic continent, the
nature of which has thus far been UNI
known.
He says he left one party at the Bay
OF whales, which Is longitude 165 west
1is account that he saw Amundsen'y
purity here TALES with the report OF
captain Nielsen. of the FRAN. who told
" nnains Japanese pnrty cncampcd
III tent on the great ice barrier
Shirase then proceeded eastward
that is toward the part Of tho Antarc-
TIC continent lying south OF South
america. He landed party on King
EDWARD VII. Land. he says, aad th.n
sailed southeastward into unknown
seas
Maps OF the Antarctic continent.
which havo been drawn from Inference
ana general knowledge tfor the region
Is. as Shirase says. an unknown sea-.
Show to the east of the known portion
OF King Edward VII. Land u vast
stretch OF pack Ice, extending north al
most TO the Antarctic circle.
Goes South and Ennt.
shirase seams not to have made
northern detour. but TO have been able
to push south and east toward Alex.
anoer Land. which VIZ recently visited
oy Dr.. Charcot. the French explorer.
This lies south of Cape Horn.
Inc land between Cape Colbcck, n
point on King Edward VII. Land at
Io6 west longitude, and Alexander
Land is marked on the tentative mans
as the Antarctic Andes, because th.y
are continuation OF the Andes OF
south america What Shirase found
out about this unknown part OF the
world he does not tell us.
Inc japanese party to the east would
hava been landed year later than
Scotts party. 1t should DO noticed
that SCOTS men were not actually
landed in King Edward VII. Land, al
though 1t was theii Intention TO en-
piorc there, while the Japanese COM
mander says that he hut i party ashor.
there. although he does not state e.-
actly where.
Scott says in his statement OF his
plans for his expedition tina; his cast
ern party was TO be lief, 10 face the
winter OF 1911 and TO undertake jour
neys inland. He planned to land a
complete outfit and travelling equip
ment for six men.
Il realize" he said in an article In
the Royal Geographical Society Jour.
nal for July. 1910. that this part Of
my plan is boset with many d!,ncul.
ties. A suitable wintering place may
not be found, and even II found tn.
difficulty OF landing stores remains, in
region where heavy pack ice Is con-
tinually on the move, but the interest
in the exploration OF King Edward
VII Land justifes great effort In
the attempt"
Captain SCOTS fear tina, party
could not he landed on King Edward
VII. Land was justified. az shown By
the report quoted above The landing
had to be made quite a distance to the
! west. If the Japanese succeeded In
making the landing. as Shirasc says
they did. they have in this respect
bettered the work of Captain Scott.
Described by scott
or tho land itself. CAPTAIN scott said
in 1910:
Our present knowledge Of King Ed.
wards Land is OF the -oIghest descrIp.
tion. We have seen rising snow stones.
and have here and there caught n frar
mentary glimpse OF an exposed rock.
DOCS TINS mean an archipelago OF small
Islands, or some part OF tho main con-
tinontal mass? 1t Is net difficult ia
see how many interesting problems OF
land and Ice distribution dcpcnd on the
answer to this question.
ne small eastern party, II left. veil,
De left with fun supplies and some
transport facilities. They Will have "a
race the unknown severity OF winter
In one OF the most inhospitable parts
of the Antarctic Ice region.
They Will have to face unknown
difficulties and dangers III the iourneys
! they undertake, but 1 can imagine NO
direction in which the hardships ana
difficulties OF sledge journeys viii he
more amply rewarded. Should ,hIs
party be safely landed I should endnav
or to give them some connection win
the western party-400 miles Ia Tho
westward-by landing additional stores
ut one or two places On the barriG,
edge-if such places can be found"
! Victoria Land attractive.
| The land TO the west of McMur,t,
sound. SCOTS base. has received n,,,c1
mora careful exploration than to The
east The magnetic pole lying in this
part of the continent has made Viz
toria Land more attractive TO cxplor.
crs Scotts western party spent tbc
/ winter OF 1911 at Cape Adairc' on VIC
| toria Land. at i70 degrees cas-; Ionni-
! tude. and during the Antarctic SIM: