Explorers See Antarctica Two Continents Not One
Aboard the Mt Olympus en route home the fourth Byrd expedition reports attempting to confirm a possible seventh continent near the bottom of the globe. Lt Cmdr John Howell notes a 15,000 foot Mt Walker discovery and a large inlet from the Franklin Roosevelt sea.
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Weather Hampered Antarctic Air Ops Amid Shipboard Strain
Fischer described how South America’s funnel shape and nearby peninsulas disrupted the force’s weather, hindering operations for the eastern task group. He said crews faced every misery climate from blizzards to gales and repeatedly had planes lowered only to be hauled back as skies closed or heavy snows began abruptly.
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