CONTENTS 



PREFACE V 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. THE VALUE OF ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION I 



II. EXPLORING ANTARCTIC SEAS .... 12 



III. EXPLORING THE GREAT CONTINENT . . 32 



IV. RECENT EXPEDITIONS TO THE ANTARCTIC 62 



V. THE CONTINENT, ITS GEOLOGY AND RELA- 

 TION TO OTHER LANDS 83 



VI. SCENERY AND TOPOGRAPHY .... I08 



VII. ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS I3I 



VIII. OCEANOGRAPHY AND SEA-ICE . . . . 1 5/ 



IX. CLIMATOLOGY 177 



X. FLORA AND FAUNA 200 



XL COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS . 220 



REFERENCES 233 



INDEX 239 



