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Byrd Secures Feasible Base for South Pole Flight Say Experts
New York Times reports Commander Byrd has found a viable ice barrier landing site in the Ross Sea area and plans to use the Bay of Whales as a flying base. Discussions with Shackleton Amundsen and Peary sources shaped the view that a stable barrier offers the safest route for polar flights.
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New, York Times
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Rossice Antarctic
Q Woodbones
League of America
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Ernest Shackleton
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Peary
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