Having successfully entered the inner Keewatin Barren Lands, Mowat reviews the rest of his objectives. Via canoe, he is to investigate the region, which is entirely frozen, while also investigating the range and population of canus lupus - wolves. Because this objective seems entirely implausible at the time (the water in the region is frozen over), Farely decides to send a message to his office. However, the radio he has been issued is meant for Park Rangers, with a range of about twenty miles. Nonetheless, Mowat attempts and succeeds in making contact...but with an amateur radio operator in Peru. After an awkward translation period, the Peruvian man agrees to send a message to Mowat's office. This message naturally creates confusion. His office promptly contact the Canadian Consul in Chile with a message for.....
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