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UNIVERSITAS ANTARCTICA ! 
The Barrier's Floating Ice-Front—Movement of the Barrier — 
The Glaciers and the Ice Sheet — Debate on the Barrier 
Problems ......... 408 
A RfiSUMie OF THE PHYSIOGRAPHY AND GLACIAL 
GEOLOGY OF VICTORIA LAND, ANTARCTICA. 
An Australian Parallel — Plateau and Mountains — The Ferrar 
and Taylor Glaciers — ■ The Koettlitz Glacier — Granite 
Harbour — The Great Piedmont Glacier — The Retreating Ice 416 
THE GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SOUTH VICTORIA 
LAND 
The Oldest Rocks — Cambrian Strata — The Beacon Sandstone 
— The Great Faults ....... 430 
SUMMARY OF GEOLOGICAL JOURNEYS 
The Fossils Collected 438 
NOTES ON ICE PHYSICS 
Sea Ice — Pack Ice — Glaciers — The Barrier — Icebergs . . 441 
GENERAL PHYSICS 
Magnetic Observations — Atmospheric Electricity — Pendulum 
Observations ......... 452 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT 
Temperatures — Blizzards — Frequency of High Winds — Record 
of Blizzards — Causes 01 Blizzards — Potential Gradient 
Tables 459 
SUMMARY OF BIOLOGICAL WORK CARRIED OUT ON 
BOARD THE TERRA NOVA, 1910-1913 
The Plankton— New Zealand Studies— The Ocean Food-Supply 
— Cephalodiscus 475 
MARINE BIOLOGY— WINTER QUARTERS, 1911-1913 
Tides in McMurdo Sound 4^5 
OUTFIT AND PREPARATION 
Firms Supplying Stores — Warm Interest in the Expedition — 
The Terra A'ot/a— Hospitality of Cardiff .... 4^9 
Epilogue 5^0 
Appendix 5^3 
Index 5^9 
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