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advance aircraft American Antarctic Antarctica attempt Australian base began Britain British building Byrd camp Captain carried coast commanded complete continent cosmic rays countries covered crossing Dependencies Depot discovered east equipment established expedition explorers Falkland Islands February feet fifty five Force four Fuchs further Glacier Government Hillary hope hundred hundred miles included International Island January journey Land later leader lives March Mawson miles months mountains named observations officer pack party penguins plane planned Point polar Pole prepared radio reached region reported Ross Sea route Royal sailed scientific scientists Scott Shackleton ship shore Sir Edmund sledges snow Sound South southern station summer supplies survey territory thousand tons travelled United vessel weather Weddell Sea wind winter Zealand