Fort Conger and huts built by Robert Peary at Lady Franklin Bay, Ellesmere Island.

(A) Fort Conger as it appeared when it was built in 1881. (B) Peary and his expedition members dismantled the fort in 1900 to make smaller huts more suitable for surviving the Arctic winters. Floor boards, beams and other timbers remain at the site from Fort Conger. (C) Three wooden shelters made fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robert A. Blanchette (669624), Benjamin W. Held (3262596), Joel Jurgens (10035843), Amanda Stear (10035846), Catherine Dupont (10035849)
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Microbiology
Ecology
Sociology
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
Peary Huts
rot
decay
125 wood samples
Lady Franklin Bay
First International Polar Year
scanning electron microscopy
fort Conger
site
High Arctic Historic
fungi
Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Peary
Fort Conger
Franklin Bay
International Polar Year
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049.g003
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Summary:(A) Fort Conger as it appeared when it was built in 1881. (B) Peary and his expedition members dismantled the fort in 1900 to make smaller huts more suitable for surviving the Arctic winters. Floor boards, beams and other timbers remain at the site from Fort Conger. (C) Three wooden shelters made from the wood taken from Fort Conger and used by Peary’s expedition are still present at the site.

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