Show SOUTH POLE I MILES DISTANT Lieutenant E H Shackleton of the British Navy Back from Antarctic Regions London March 23 Lieutenant E H U I of the British navy a com corn commander commander mander of r the Antarctic expedition which returned on the barkentine Nim Nimrod rod to Invercargill N Z today suc succeeded succeeded succeeded In getting within miles of ot the I south pole I The Nimrod expedition left England in July 1907 and after reaching the ice lee fields and making the most elaborate preparations the main expedition start started started started ed on a sledge Journey that occupied days and traversed 1708 1703 miles south southward southward ward The explorers reached latitude and longitude east At the highest point the land was feet In altitude trending southward In a vast field of snow no mountains being in insight Insight insight sight A second party part pushed forward to the southern magnetic pole at latitude 70 longitude lS east The British flag was left flying at both points The ascent of ot Mount Erebus was accomplished with difficulty and geological discoveries of ot great Importance were made The re ro results results Suits attained have thrown much light lighton on the past history hist ry of the Antarctic continent The expedition suffered no loss kiss of life If the Shackleton expedition had bad reached the south pole a dream of navi navigators na navigators gators that has inspired many man earlier and futile attempts will have been real realized realIzed realized The furthest point south hereto heretofore heretofore fore tore reached was 70 degrees 50 minutes where here C E a Norwegian explorer arrived on March Ii 17 1900 The magnetic position of or the south pole has ha been fixed at about latitude 73 degrees 20 minutes south and east The lands of the Antarctic regions were first discovered by b Captain Cook CookIn In He was the first man to cIr clr cIrcumnavigate circumnavigate the southern pole conti continent continent nent font Since this time and particularly up to 1843 various whaling vessels ven yen ventured ventured as far south as possible and re reported reported reported ported the discovery and naming of new territory A French expedition on the Pas under Dr Charcot Cheroot is at present In Inthe Inthe inthe the Antarctic |