1888-1958. Australian polar explorer, a
pioneer in the use of surveys by both
aircraft and submarines. He studied
engineering, learned to fly in 1910, and
visited both polar regions. In 1928 he flew
from Barrow (Alaska) to Green Harbour
(Spitsbergen), and in 1928-29 made an
Antarctic flight that proved that Graham Land
is an island. He also planned to reach the
North Pole by submarine.