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Evans was — 50° F., but that was by no means the lowest met 
with by members of the Expedition. In July 1911 Wilson, 
Bowers, and Cherry-Garrard made a sledge journey on to the 
Barrier, and they experienced temperatures many degrees below 
those recorded at the same time at Cape Evans. The lowest tem- 
perature they encountered was — 77° F., which is the record low 
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July 
temperature for the Antarctic and has only been surpassed in 
the Arctic at Werchojansk in Siberia—the coldest spot on the 
earth. That the Barrier is much colder than McMurdo Sound 
was made clear during the Discovery Expedition, but the temper- 
ature observations made by the Norwegian Expedition at Fram- 
heim have shown how great the difference really is. Framheim 
was only sixty miles nearer the Pole than Cape Evans, yet the 
mean temperature measured there was — 13°4° F., that is 13° F. 
lower than the temperature experienced simultaneously at Cape 
Evans. The cause of the great difference of temperatures be- 
tween the Barrier and McMurdo Sound is at present unknown, 
but it is hoped that the correct solution will be found when all 
the data have been discussed. 
BLIZZARDS 
It is a matter of experience, even in England, that great cold 
without wind is much easier to bear than a much higher temper- 
