IN ANTARCTICA
NORWEGIAN EXPI A )RERS
(United Tress Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)
(Received this dav at 11 a.m.! LONDON, December 30
Information obtained from the Norwegian legation discloses that the Norwegia previously explored the Antarctic ice rim south of Capetown from Westnbour to 1.40 west, discovering only one new island in the region oi Grahamsland. ’Hiere were no suitable harbours and nothing useful to Norwegian whaling enterprises. Owing to the unsuitableness of Bouvert Island in which there is no harbour, it was necessary to seek new land suitable for whaling activities.
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Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1929, Page 5
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90IN ANTARCTICA Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1929, Page 5
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