TO THE ANTARCTIC.
SCOTT'S PLANS.
SHACKLETON'S ROUTE ADOPTED. By Telenraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rco. February 3, 0.10 a.m.) 1 London, February 2. Captaiia .Scott, who. will lead the nest British expedition to the Antarctic, pro-' poses to establish a base:'at M'Murdo Sound (in Victoria Land, the quarter from which Sir Erne-st Shackleton attacked tho South Pole) and another'in King -Edward VII Land. • He will land twenty-two men ai M'Murdo Sound, and will' then leave six in King Edward VII Land for meteorological: observations.
The expedition will , leave "New Zealand in November, and will. spend January in erecting huts, and February and March in making, provision; depots for,• 300 miles, before settling down for, the winter. The 66rioua forward movement,will follow.' Great hope is attached to the motor Bledges. ' .'•
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 5
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126TO THE ANTARCTIC. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 5
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