The Arctic problem: and narrative of the Peary Relief Expedition of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

The Arctic problem -- Polar expeditions -- The Spitzenbergen route to the Pole -- The Peary Relief Expedition -- A lost companion -- The Greenland ice-cap and its glaciers -- Captain Richard Pike : a retrospect. by Angelo Heilprin. Pages [159]-165 added while book in press. Narrative of Peary Relief...

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Main Author: Heilprin, Angelo , 1853-1907
Other Authors: Tower, Joseph Tuckerman , 1897-1931 (former owner.)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Houghton 1893
Subjects:
Peary Relief Expedition of 1892
Arctic regions
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration
G742 .H46
Arctic
Greenland
Peary
Ice cap
Online Access:http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:1419819
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/dl/expeditions/005134699
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Summary:The Arctic problem -- Polar expeditions -- The Spitzenbergen route to the Pole -- The Peary Relief Expedition -- A lost companion -- The Greenland ice-cap and its glaciers -- Captain Richard Pike : a retrospect. by Angelo Heilprin. Pages [159]-165 added while book in press. Narrative of Peary Relief Expedition in Chapters IV and V. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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