VOYAGE OF THE ' PAGODA" 15 



Captain Scott, sixty years later, discovered King 

 Edward VII. Land. 



On December 17, 1842, Ross set out on his third 

 and last Antarctic voyage. His object this time was 

 to reach a high latitude along the coast of Louis 

 Philippe Land, if possible, or alternatively by following 

 Weddell's track. Both attempts were frustrated by the 

 ice conditions. 



On sighting Joinville Land, the officers of the Terror 

 thought they could see smoke from active volcanoes, 

 but Ross and his men did not confirm this. About 

 fifty years later active volcanoes were actually dis- 

 covered by the Norwegian, Captain C. A. Larsen, in 

 the Jason. A few minor geographical discoveries were 

 made, but none of any great importance. 



This concluded Ross's attempts to reach the South 

 Pole. A magnificent work had been achieved, and the 

 honour of having opened up the way by which, at last, 

 the Pole was reached must be ascribed to Ross. 



The Pagoda, commanded by Lieutenant Moore, was 

 the next vessel to make for the South. Her chief object 

 was to make magnetic observations in high latitudes 

 south of the Indian Ocean. 



The first ice was met with in lat. 53 30' S., on 

 January 25, 1845. On February 5 the Antarctic Circle 

 was crossed in long. 30 45' E. The most southerly 

 latitude attained on this voyage w r as 67 50', in 

 long. 39 41' E. 



