EXPLORING THE GREAT CONTINENT 



The ship was not able to leave Wandel Isle until mid- 

 December, when they proceeded to the southwest and 

 discovered Loubet Land to the east. They also ob- 

 tained a view of Alexander Land (1821) on the 

 eleventh of January, but were then compelled to steer 

 north. After an exciting collision with an iceberg- 

 they safely reached American waters (see Figure 7). 



1907 TO 1913 



In December, 1908, Charcot was again in the Ant- 

 arctic in the ship ''Pourquoi Pas," with a group of 

 eight scientists and a very complete equipment. He 

 surveyed the coast in greater detail and added a great 

 deal to our knowledge of the lands south of the Ant- 

 arctic Circle. A large gulf lies to west of Adelaide 

 and Alexander islands. He made a careful study of 

 the region south of Adelaide Island and climbed Jenny 

 Island. He reached within a few miles of Alexander 

 Island and was able to chart approximately a coastline 

 some two hundred miles long to the east, which he 

 called Fallieres Land. (This is part of what Wilkms 

 calls South Graham Land, and is really a large island.) 



The ship was unable to find a suitable harbor on 

 Fallieres Land and sailed north to Lund (or Peter- 

 man) Isle a few miles south of Wandel Isle. They 

 made an attempt to explore the region to the east and 

 climbed a glacier to a height of three thousand feet, 

 but the rugged topography foiled their efforts to reach 

 the summit. Late in November, 1900, they left win- 

 ter quarters and after visiting Deception Island for 

 stores, they sailed again to the southwest to the seas 



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