6 British Antarctic Expedition. 
plished by the expedition under my command is 
hie The pioneer work in Victoria Land extending 
over a period of one year, (1) for the first time 
proving the possibility for an expedition to live 
on South Victoria Land in winter; (2) recording 
the meteorological and magnetic conditions of 
Victoria Land during one year; (3) the present 
approximate position of the South Magnetic Pole 
ascertained to be approx. in lat. 73° 20' S., and 
long. 146? E., about 22? W. by N. from Wood Bay; 
(4) discovering new species in Antarctic biology, 
viz; insects, and shallow-water fauna, proving bi- 
polarity, and adding new features to our knowledge 
of the geology of South Victoria Land, and the 
discovery of vegetation, some of which has proved 
the existence of bi-polarity in the flora. There 
was also (5) a careful investigation and mapping 
of the coastline round Robertson Bay, where a new 
island was discovered in lat. 71? 35' S., and long. 
170? 23' E., which I named after H.R.H. the Duke 
of York: (©) Ше eoastline from. Cape Adare to 
Mt. Terror surveyed and mapped, whereby new 
geographical discoveries were made, amongst these 
being two new islands, one of which I named 
after His Majesty King Oscar, and the other after 
Sir Clements Markham, as well as alterations in the 
map of Sir James Clark Ross, whose excellent work 
could, of course, not possibly be exact owing to the 
fact. that. the vos; and the vx» Jacking the 
aid of steam, could not be navigated so close- to 
the shores of Victoria Land as could the Southern 
Cross. (7) For the first time a landing was effected 
on Coulman Island, Franklin Island, Wood Bay, and 
