PREFACE 



Never has so much interest been taken in Antarctic 

 exploration as at present. Three major expeditions, 

 those of Byrd, Wilkins and Mawson, are still in the 

 field (early in 1930). Norwegians are flying from 

 whalers and charting new coasts (near Enderby Land) 

 whose longitude has not been published. Thanks 

 largely to the kindness of Dr. Bowman and Mr. Joerg 

 of the American Geographical Society, this small book 

 will be found to be up to date at the time the proof 

 was corrected. The splendid Antarctic maps recently 

 published by the same Society have been referred to 

 repeatedly in this book — as also have recent articles 

 dealing with the same area. The writer has also bor- 

 rowed data with due acknowledgment from the Jour- 

 nal of the Royal Geographical Society which has al- 

 ways welcomed the records of Antarctic explorers. 

 Lastly, John Murray has kindly permitted me to use 

 one or two diagram.s from my book ''With Scott — 

 The Silver Lining." Although I can not altogether 

 agree with his taste, the Editor of the series expressly 

 asked for my own somewhat rough diagrams and 

 sketches. So I hope that those readers who prefer 

 something more artistic will blame the right man ! 



As regards the chapters dealing with research, they 

 are concerned largely with work in the Ross Sea area 



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