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in which he said: "I have reason to believe that there is, 

 about the South Pole, a comparatively mild climate. 

 The unexplored regions there embrace an area equal in 

 extent to about one-sixth of all the known land on the 

 surface of the earth. I am quietly seeking to create in 

 the minds of some an interest upon the subject, hoping 

 thereby to foster a desire in right quarters for an 

 Antarctic expedition." 



Richard E. Byrd 

 Commander, U. S. Navy (Retired) 



September 26, 1927 



