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VOYAGES OF THE TERRA NOVA

By Commanders E. R. G. R. Evans and
H. L. L. Pennell

First Voyage

To connect the thread of the story it is as well to run briefly over what occurred before Campbell landed at Cape Adare.

On January 28, 1911, Captain Scott and the southern depôt laying party having left, the ship proceeded for King Edward's Land with Lieutenant Campbell and his party on board. Ice preventing her from getting beyond Cape Colbeck, Campbell ran into the Bay of Whales, intending to land there; but finding Captain Amundsen had selected this site and built his hut here, he proceeded to the opposite extreme of Ross Sea to try and land on the north coast of South Victoria Land as far to the west as the ship could get. No landing place, however, could be found on this coast at all except at Cape Adare, Robertson Bay, where there is a moraine on which Borchgrevink wintered in 1898. There being no alternative he decided to build his hut here.

During the 18th and 19th the work of landing the stores for Campbell's party was carried out as rapidly as Feb. 18 and 19, 1911. Cape Adare. possible, a dead flat calm lasting the whole time. Heavy pack ice, setting round the ship, prevented all communication with the shore between 1 and 2 p.m. on the 18th; and at 4 p.m. on the
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