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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2021
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246049.g003 |