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Everest Conqueror Eyes New Goals By SIR EDMUND HILLARY
Scott Base Antarctic expedition led by SIR EDMUND HILLARY plans to assault unclimbed Mt Herschel near Hallett Station. The party includes Norman Hardie and Murray Ellis, with geologists Dr Hilary Harrington and Graham Hancox, aiming to survey and explore the region while establishing a base camp after a Hercules flight from Williams Field.
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Sir Edmund Hillary
World Book Science Service
Scott Base
Antarctica
Antarctic
Polar
Vinson Massif
Ross Sea
New Zealand
Admiralty Range
Mt. Herschel
Moubray Bay
Hallett Station
World Book Encyclopedia
Science Service
Everest Foundation
Christchurch
McMurdo Sound
Continent
Mt. Erebus
McMurdo
Sound
Williams Field
Pram Point
Norman Hardie
Kanchenjunga
Himalayas
Murray Ellis
South Pole
Hilary J. Harrington
Cape Hallett
Harrington
University of New South Wales
Graham Hancox
North East Spur
Edisto Bay
Navy
Highlands
Asia