ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE AND RESEARCH 



have been discovered in the Antarctic,^ and that the 

 chances are against such being discovered in the rela- 

 tively small areas of rock which are not covered deep 

 beneath the Antarctic ice cap. But he gallantly sub- 



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Fig. I. — Relative areas of Antarctica, Europe and 



Australia (broken line), also Texas. 



(Note: The United States is the same size as Australia.) 



scribes to help on the cause of exploration. Why? 

 Because other considerations beyond mere pounds, shil- 

 lings and pence appeal to his pocket. 



To my mind there are two very real reasons for 

 which such expeditions should appeal to any intelligent 

 man or woman. There is first of all the fundamental 



1 The inaccessible coal fields and the whaling will be dis- 

 cussed later. 



