Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31
Modern polar research calls for a much more specialised and efficient travel technique than did polar exploration of even a few years ago; and, as a result, great strides have been made in perfecting the modern mechanical methods of transport. The old method of dog-sledging, with its comparatively l...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400034586 2024-03-03T08:38:22+00:00 Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31 Schif, Curt 1936 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400034586 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400034586 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 2, issue 11, page 82-86 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1936 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400034586 2024-02-08T08:32:02Z Modern polar research calls for a much more specialised and efficient travel technique than did polar exploration of even a few years ago; and, as a result, great strides have been made in perfecting the modern mechanical methods of transport. The old method of dog-sledging, with its comparatively low speeds and light loads, is already being replaced, to some extent, by mechanically driven sledges and aeroplanes. Several expeditions at work in the Arctic and Antarctic during the last few years have been able to make excellent use of air transport, but the first mechanically driven sledges were at best only moderately successful, and each reached its limit according to its construction either as a result of bad ice, slush, or deep powder snow, where the wheels or caterpillar band became bogged. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Greenland Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Antarctic Greenland Polar Record 2 11 82 86 |
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Modern polar research calls for a much more specialised and efficient travel technique than did polar exploration of even a few years ago; and, as a result, great strides have been made in perfecting the modern mechanical methods of transport. The old method of dog-sledging, with its comparatively low speeds and light loads, is already being replaced, to some extent, by mechanically driven sledges and aeroplanes. Several expeditions at work in the Arctic and Antarctic during the last few years have been able to make excellent use of air transport, but the first mechanically driven sledges were at best only moderately successful, and each reached its limit according to its construction either as a result of bad ice, slush, or deep powder snow, where the wheels or caterpillar band became bogged. |
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Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31 |
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Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31 |
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Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31 |
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Propeller Sledges on the German Greenland Expedition, 1930–31 |
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