Wilkins's Plans

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 25, 4 January 1929, Page 7

Wilkins's Plans

Radio Stations in the South Seas

HN visiting the Bergen ‘Broadeusting Station recently, Captain ‘Wilkins, the famous Polar aviator,

gave some hitherto unpublished information about his plans for the South Sea expedition. ‘ "My idea is," he said, "that with certain knowledge of the weather in Polar regions it will be possible greatly to improve the weather forecasts all round the world. I have discussed the matter with meteorological experts, who quite agree with me, I consider my work in the Northern regions as completed, and can only regret that there Was no land to be found. However, some of my associates will »endeavour to erect meteorological wireless stations on the drifting ice there. In future, I shall ‘concentrate upon the South Polar regions and shail try and establish the following stations round the South Pole near the Antarctic Circle; Cape Adare, Sabrina Land, Wilhelm II. Land, Enderby land, Coats Land, Graham Land, and King Ddward VII. Land. "The eastern part of the Antarctic continent is already partly explored, so that I shall probably be able to erect stations here without too much diffir culty. The western part of the continent being rather unknown, I shall try and explore especially the regions between Graham Land and King Hdward VII. Land, Owing to the distance it will be necessary to erect 4 station also between these two places -if possible on about 75 degrees west 75 degrees south.

"Wurthermore, I contemplate delinea« ting the border betwéen ice and contine ent in this region. I calculate that the work will take a year, but I shall be prepared to put in more time."