The First Crossing of Greenland - Volume 1

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Beschreibung

In this 1890 publication Fridtjof Nansen recounts the first successful crossing of the interior of Greenland.

Über den Autor

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction J. Scott Keltie; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The equipment; 3. 'Ski' and 'skilöbning'; 4. The voyage to Iceland; 5. Cruising in the ice; 6. The bladder-nose seal and its capture; 7. Life on the 'Jason'; 8. Attempt to land - drifting in the ice; 9. Still drifting; 10. The ice-belt of the east coast of Greenland, and some account of previous attempts to penetrate it; 11. The east coast of Greenland; 12. The east coast - an Eskimo encampment; 13. The east coast - another stage northwards; 14. The east coast - further dealings with the Eskimo; 15. Our last encampment on the east coast; 16. Previous attempts at exploration of the 'inland ice'.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2011
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781108031097
ISBN-10:	1108031099
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Nansen, Fridtjof
Übersetzung:	Gepp, Hubert Majendie
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 140 x 33 mm
Von/Mit:	Fridtjof Nansen
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.05.2011
Gewicht:	0,786 kg