Eismitte Station
Expedition member standing amongst the walls of Eismitte Station. The name "Eismitte" means Ice-Center in German, and the station was located 402 kilometers (250 mi) from the coast at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). Historical note: The German Greenland Expedition led b...
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ftumelbournedc:oai:jupiter.its.unimelb.edu.au:11343/95416 2023-05-15T16:26:42+02:00 Eismitte Station 1930 http://hdl.handle.net/11343/95416 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/11343/95416 Pictures--Photographs--Photographic prints 1930 ftumelbournedc 2021-12-26T15:32:35Z Expedition member standing amongst the walls of Eismitte Station. The name "Eismitte" means Ice-Center in German, and the station was located 402 kilometers (250 mi) from the coast at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). Historical note: The German Greenland Expedition led by continental drift theorist, Alfred Wegener took place from July 1930 to August 1931. The expedition's aim was to study the upper air, snow and ice sheet at three stations placed on the West, middle and East of Greenland. When Wegener died on his journey from the central station to the West coast, Loewe became acting expedition leader. Previous control number: BWP/26919 154612 Item: [1988.0160.00025] "Eismitte Station" Other/Unknown Material Greenland Ice Sheet The University of Melbourne: Digitised Collections Greenland Loewe ENVELOPE(67.717,67.717,-70.533,-70.533) Eismitte ENVELOPE(-39.933,-39.933,71.167,71.167) |
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Expedition member standing amongst the walls of Eismitte Station. The name "Eismitte" means Ice-Center in German, and the station was located 402 kilometers (250 mi) from the coast at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). Historical note: The German Greenland Expedition led by continental drift theorist, Alfred Wegener took place from July 1930 to August 1931. The expedition's aim was to study the upper air, snow and ice sheet at three stations placed on the West, middle and East of Greenland. When Wegener died on his journey from the central station to the West coast, Loewe became acting expedition leader. Previous control number: BWP/26919 154612 Item: [1988.0160.00025] "Eismitte Station" |
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1930 |
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ENVELOPE(67.717,67.717,-70.533,-70.533) ENVELOPE(-39.933,-39.933,71.167,71.167) |
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Greenland Loewe Eismitte |
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Greenland Loewe Eismitte |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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