Stories of South Pole Adventure

The famous search for the North-West Passage led many daring pioneers to penetrate into the unknown and to brave the dread perils of the Arctic seas. The stimulus thus given to the adventurous spirit of the maritime nations ultimately meant that many a seafaring captain turned their ship’s prow towards the mighty region of snow and ice at the other end of the world. This landmass, called somewhat vaguely Southern Ethiopia and the Austral Continent, was shown on maps of the period as a large exte