Show cliot biti H MILES OF THE SOUTH t on returns to england W 11 a wealth of knowledge of ant arct cont nent london I 1 leftenant leu tenant E H shack leton ot the british navy a corn mander ot the antarctic expedition which returned on the barkentine nimrod to invercargill Inver cargill N Z on tuesday s in getting within miles of the south pole the expedition left eng land in july 1907 and after reaching the ice fields and making the most elaborate preparations the main ex tion started star tec on a sledge journey that occupied days and traversed 1 08 miles so ethward the explore ers reached latitude 88 26 and bongi tude east at the highest point the land was feet in altitude trending southward in a vast field ol 01 snow no mountains being in sight A second party pushed forward to the southern magnetic pole at lati tude longitude east the british flag was left flying at both points the ascent of mo int brabus a accomplished with difficulty and geological discoveries of great am were made the results at tamed have much light on the past history of the antarctic con the expedition suffered no loss of eife |