With Britain leading the way in exploring hostile lands, a group of brave and skilled fellows leave on a ship heading for the Antarctic. What fabulous discoveries will they find in that far off frozen wasteland? None as it happens, what with dastardly plans afoot, evil lurking around every corner and the fate of the very world hanging by a thread. Can the human race be saved by little more than a shovel and a plucky spirit of adventure?*

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*Yes.