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Show French Antarctic Expedition Discovers Some New Land Dy Associated Press. VALPARAISO. Chile. Feb. 12. The French Antarctic expodltlon, under Dr. Jean M. Charcot, reached latitude 70 degrees de-grees south, longitude 126 degrees west and discovered ll'O miles of new land to tho west and south of Alexander Island. PUNT A ARENAS, Feb. 12. Tho French Antarctic expodltlon nppoars to have boon a success from a scientific point of vlow. Dr. Charcot, tho commander. com-mander. Is here, having arrived on the stoamer Pourquoi Pas. New land was discovered far south, tho coast llncti surveyed and earlier maps mado complete. com-plete. During the first Antnrctlc summer, 100S-09, tho expedition, Jn splto of difficulties dif-ficulties which threatened to Imperil its success, was able to comploto tho French map as far ns Adelaide Island, oft tho north entrance to tho Strait of Magellan and the westernmost of the group of Queen Adelaide Islands and a stretch of new land 120 miles long was surveyed. Tho expedition ultimately reached Alex- andcr Islnnd. Tho region was explored and proved to be barren and covcrod with Icebergs, glaciers and masses of rock. It afforded no shelter lo tho cx-nlorora, cx-nlorora, who wintered at Potcrmann Island. Is-land. Tho season was comparatively mild, but bad enough to causo considerable sickness In the party. Numerous Interesting excursions were made among tho glaciers. During tho subsequent Antarctic summer sum-mer tho expedition explored Deception and Budgman Islands In South Shetland archipelago. Following this tho explorers continued south, discovering new land to tho west and south of Alcxandcrland, and Peter island was also visited. Tho expedition navigated as far as latitude 70 degrees south, longltudo 120 west. Alexander Island, or It Is somctlmos called Alcxandcrland, Is a small Island in the South Atlantic ocean, about latitude lati-tude CO degrees south, longitude 75 degrees de-grees west, and is considered to be a part of tho so-called Antarctic continent. conti-nent. It was discovered by Bclllng3-hausor Bclllng3-hausor In 1S21. |