E. B. Baldwin and the American–Norwegian discovery and exploration of Graham Bell Island, 1899

This next paper in Polar Research’s series of not-formallyreviewed biographical/historical articles comes to us from anthropologist Pete Capelotti, who specializes in the history of exploration. In 1993, he conducted archaeological research on the base camps of the Andrée and Wellman polar balloon e...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Author: Capelotti, P. J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2006
Subjects:
Bell Island
Danskøya
Franz Josef Land
Graham Bell Island
North Pole
Polar Research
Svalbard
Virgohamna
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2046
https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v25i2.6245
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spelling ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2046 2024-09-15T17:58:53+00:00 E. B. Baldwin and the American–Norwegian discovery and exploration of Graham Bell Island, 1899 Capelotti, P. J. 2006-06-01 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2046 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v25i2.6245 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2046/5297 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2046 doi:10.3402/polar.v25i2.6245 Polar Research; Vol. 25 No. 2 (2006); 155-171 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2006 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v25i2.6245 2024-06-28T03:10:15Z This next paper in Polar Research’s series of not-formallyreviewed biographical/historical articles comes to us from anthropologist Pete Capelotti, who specializes in the history of exploration. In 1993, he conducted archaeological research on the base camps of the Andrée and Wellman polar balloon expeditions at Virgohamna, Danskøya, Svalbard. In this account of Walter Wellman’s attempt to reach the North Pole from Franz Josef Land in 1898–99, he examines the lone success in that effort, when one American and four Norwegians discovered and explored the last large island in the archipelago. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bell Island Danskøya Franz Josef Land Graham Bell Island North Pole Polar Research Svalbard Virgohamna Polar Research Polar Research 25 2 155 171
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