The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 358
... miles short of their goal . Now dozens of Americans considered the Beardmore Glacier an old friend . It marked the flight path through the Queen Maud Range from McMurdo to the Pole . The Beardmore in places is 30 miles across , wide ...
... miles short of their goal . Now dozens of Americans considered the Beardmore Glacier an old friend . It marked the flight path through the Queen Maud Range from McMurdo to the Pole . The Beardmore in places is 30 miles across , wide ...
Page 374
... miles in a 22 - foot whale- boat to South Georgia Island , and brought back rescuers . Breaking through this great pack along its eastern fringe , the two United States ships , under Capt . Edwin A. McDonald , USN , eventually sighted ...
... miles in a 22 - foot whale- boat to South Georgia Island , and brought back rescuers . Breaking through this great pack along its eastern fringe , the two United States ships , under Capt . Edwin A. McDonald , USN , eventually sighted ...
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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SATELLITE FINDER 400 miles Height of Satellite 300 miles 30 ° 30 ° 350 miles 130 ° -35 ° 450 miles 500 miles 40 ° Figures show the angle above the horizon to look for the satellite . 250 miles 30 ° - 35 ...
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SATELLITE FINDER 400 miles Height of Satellite 300 miles 30 ° 30 ° 350 miles 130 ° -35 ° 450 miles 500 miles 40 ° Figures show the angle above the horizon to look for the satellite . 250 miles 30 ° - 35 ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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