The Michigan Expedition to North-West Greenland, 1932–33
The University of Michigan Pan-American Airways Greenland Expedition had its base camp, known as Peary Lodge in memory of America's greatest Polar explorer, on the west.coast of Greenland in Lat. 74° 19′ N. The station was located at the base of the Upper Nugssuak Peninsula just 2 miles from th...
| Published in: | Polar Record |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1935
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400033362 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400033362 |
| Summary: | The University of Michigan Pan-American Airways Greenland Expedition had its base camp, known as Peary Lodge in memory of America's greatest Polar explorer, on the west.coast of Greenland in Lat. 74° 19′ N. The station was located at the base of the Upper Nugssuak Peninsula just 2 miles from the inland ice on the south-east and 3 miles from the ice on the east. This station was maintained for the period from August 1, 1932, through July, 1933. This year was the Second International Polar Year and the expedition was the American representative in Greenland. |
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