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Dr Levick, Mr Priestley the geologist, three men, and two 
ponies. The Terra Nova, now commanded by Lieut. 
Pennell, accordingly took the party with their house and 
stores, leaving M'Murdo Sound on January 26th, but 
unfortunately no landing could be found at King Edward 
VII Land. Lieut. Pennell then took them to Balloon 
Bay, where there is a landing on the barrier, but the place 
was found to be already occupied by Amundsen's party. 
Campbell, in consequence, gave up the plan of landing- 
there, and returned to Cape Evans and left the ponies. 
He then went on in the Terra Nova, intending to land at 
Smith Inlet, or as near Cape North as possible. But once 
more fortune was against him, the ice prevented the ship 
from approaching the land, and the whole coast back to 
Cape Adare was found to consist of inaccessible ice cliffs. 
Ultimately the party were landed in Robertson Bay, where 
they wintered. Sledging was attempted, but the ice near 
the coast proved too rotten to be trustworthy, and no 
exploring could be done in the direction of Cape North. 
On January 8th, 1912, the Terra Nova arrived and took 
the party on board, landing them again near Mt Melbourne 
with six weeks' sledging rations only. But grave misfor- 
tune was in store for them. The ship was prevented by 
dense pack from picking them up again and they were 
forced to winter, living in an ice cave with little besides 
penguins and seals for their food. These great privations 
were met with the greatest fortitude and cheerfulness, 
and in October they started with their sledge, reaching 
Cape Evans safely November 7th, 1912. 
After landing Campbell's party, Lieut. Pennell again 
shaped a course to the westward, and discovered a long 
line of new coast beyond Cape North, from 68° 30' S. and 
158 0 15' E. to 69 0 50' S. and 163 0 29' E. On March 8th 
the Terra Nova was beset, and from March 20th a S.W. 
gale took her to Stewart Island. After being thoroughly 
overhauled and repaired the ship was chartered by the 
New Zealand Government to survey the channel between 
the north point of the North Island and the Three Kings 
Islands, 38 miles to the N.W. The survey occupied three 
months, and Lieut. Rennick drew the resulting chart, 
since published by the Admiralty. In the next winter 
Lieut. Pennell conducted another survey for the New 
