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Mt. Terror, whereby a most important geographical 
discovery was made in the discovery of Southern 
Cross Fjord, as well as the excellent camping place 
discovered on Newnes Land at the foot of Mt. 
DEelbourne. (8) A careful study of the great ice 
barrier was made while the Southern Cross was 
Hewigated as far south as 78° 34 37", thus further 
than any vessel had been brought before, and having 
crossed the Antarctic Circle four times—once to and 
from 71? 18' (Cape Adare) and once to and from 
mer furthest south; (9) and lastly, I proved the 
possibility of scaling the great ice barrier on which 
I, with two companions, and by the help of dogs 
Bud Са зев, reached the latitude of 78° 50, the 
furthest south ever reached by man. 
It is thus that Antarctic exploration in the year 
1900 has opened up a new era in Geographical Science 
with a scope the greater because of its responsibility 
towards the past work done within the Arctic Circle, 
as well as towards the maiden field of the great white 
world around the Southern Pole. 
I believe further that in the history of culture of 
nations of the Southern Hemisphere the awakened 
interest in Antarctic research in the year 1900 must 
needs, in time to come, be recognised as a conspicuous 
and bright intellectual land-mark. 
Im iE years 1994-5, I visited for the first 
time the great Antarctic Continent. On Thursday, 
August 1st, 1895, І had the honour of laying the 
results of my scientific observations within the 
Antarctic Circle before the Sixth International 
Geographical Congress assembled in London at 
the Imperial Institute. 
