The First Crossing of Greenland

First published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an expedition that took two months. Learning from previous failed attempts, Nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nansen, Fridtjof
Other Authors: Gepp, Hubert Majendie
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139014915