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waters and stronger winds? He suggested that the word ' gla- 

 cierised ' should be used for lands covered by glaciers instead of 

 ' glaciated,' which might be kept for land forms exposed on 

 recession. 



He discussed the probable structure of the continent, with 

 ' block ' coast near Ross Island and an ' Andean ' Range near 

 America. The level surface of the Plateau was largely due to 

 the preservative action of the ice cap. But it would also seem to 

 exhibit ' senile ' features, due to a previous cycle of normal 

 erosion. 



Probably Antarctica was a primeval solid block of the earth's 

 crust of the type known as a ' Shield.' 



Nelson thought the increase in snow above would certainly 

 be balanced by the solution below. He thought the face of the 

 Barrier would be curved to the north, unless something were 

 affecting it besides purely mechanical agents. 



Simpson said that simply lowering thermometers into the 

 crevasses was useless. They should be buried in ice in the crev- 

 asse sides. 



Debenham said that the Admiralty Range was certainly not 

 of a true Pacific type. 



The meeting adjourned about 10 P.M., but a select group of 

 debaters carried on the arguments until 12.15 A - M - 



