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Vilhjalmur Stefansson, speaking before an audience which overflowed the Living Room of the Union, In an illustrated lecture gave an extremely interesting account of his many experiences in the Polar regions...
Referring to his past experience as a lecturer, Mr. Stefansson declared that he had always found it necessary to describe a few facts concerning the Arctic, about which the general public is in complete ignorance. "For instance," he declared, "it is possible to go more than 500 miles farther north on the Atlantic side than on the Pacific, due to the fact that the Gulf Stream penetrates much farther north than does the Japan Current in the Pacific, and as a result the open water extends much nearer the Pole. For this reason it means nothing to ask an Arctic...
Following this address, Mr. Stefansson showed a series of lantern slides, which graphically depicted his experiences among the inhabitants of the Arctic and in the ice fields of the North...
...great advantage over the Venetian of six centuries ago. When he returns with his records and instruments, the world cannot indulge in laughter as it used to do. The explorer of today receives his just reward. The Union offers a rare treat in the opportunity to hear Mr. Stefansson, who is recognized in his true worth as the world's greatest scientist-explorer...
...Stefansson has explored at least one-fourth of the million square miles of the hitherto unknown polar regions. He has discovered new islands, one of which is almost as large as Great Britain, corrected the outline of others on the map, established the non-existence of one supposedly-discovered island, and upset all the prevailing ideas of life and vegetation in the far north. His reports have been authenticated by the world's leading scientists, and three National Geographical Societies have awarded him gold medals in recognition of his achievements...