International Glaciological Expedition to Greenland, 1957–60: Operations in 1957

An international glaciological expedition to Greenland (E.G.I.G.), in connexion with the glaciological programme of the International Geophysical Year, is being sponsored by the International Commission on Snow and Ice. The nations taking part are Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland. The expedi...

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Published in:Polar Record
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1958
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Greenland
Paul-Emile Victor
Borge
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400048798
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400048798
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Summary:An international glaciological expedition to Greenland (E.G.I.G.), in connexion with the glaciological programme of the International Geophysical Year, is being sponsored by the International Commission on Snow and Ice. The nations taking part are Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland. The expedition is to be led by Paul-Emile Victor, and organized by Expéditions Polaires Françaises. The special committee for the expedition consists of Professor R. Haefeli, President, R. Finsterwalder, Vice-President, M. A. Bauer, Secretary, B. Brockamp, Borge Fristrup, F. Kobold, Helge Larsen, J. Martin and P.-E. Victor.

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