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THE SEA. 



The British flag was fixed on the spot, and the discoverers took possession of the 

 Magnetic Pole in the name of Great Britain and King William IV. A limestone cairn 



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I'OKT KNIEKPKI8E. 



was erected, in which a canister containing the record of the visit of Ross and his com- 

 panions was deposited. Eoss says that "had it been a pyramid as large as that of 

 Cheops, I am not quite sure that it would have done more than satisfy our ambition 

 under the feelings of that exciting day. The latitude of this spot is 70 5' 17", and its 



