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ANTAECTIC EXPLORATION. 15to the south of the polar circle. Biscoe, who discovered Enderby in 1831, in vainattempted to land on the island, being everywhere prevented by the masses ofice at a distance of 18 or 20 mUes from the shore. Nevertheless, a whaler subsequentlysucceeded in reaching this point. TheYictoria and Louis-Philippe mountains,which of all the Antarctic regions advance farthest northwai'ds, are situated, thePig. ". — XOETHEEX PeOMONTORT OF THE ANTARCTIC MaIXLANII.Scale 1 : 3,300,000.Depths.1,000 Fathomsand upwards.60 MUes.former over against New Zealand, the latter opposite tbe southern extremity ofAmerica. Thus mountain ranges and volcanic chains face each other on eitherside of the Antarctic waters.Since the voyages of Ross—that is to say, for nearly half a century—no scientificexpedition has penetrated beyond the polar circle. In 1874 the Challengerapproached without crossing it. It is surprising that in these days of daring