SEARCH FOR LOST WORLD.
_ MYSTERIOUS PLATEAU. Another lost world expedition has been sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. The site of the operations this time is in Central Venezuela, on an isaolated tableland in a remote part of South America. The objective is the recently discovered mountain, Mount Auyantepuy, just north of the Brazilian frontier, It is not marked on any map and is cut off by such dense jungle that the only approach is by ’’plane. Mount Auyantepuy, which is 8000 ft high, is topped by a tableland. It is believed to be part of an ancient plateau that has been cut and dissected by the erosion of centuries into a series of detached peaks. Dr Tate, who is leading the expedition, is now at Ciudad Bolivar, on the Orinoco River. He expects to make an early start. The party will try to reach the tableland where interesting discoveries of mammals* birds and fossils are expected to be made. Many people will recognise this district as the background of Conan Doyle’s’ romantic story, “The Lost World.” .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 17 January 1938, Page 8
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179SEARCH FOR LOST WORLD. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 17 January 1938, Page 8
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