Sorge in snow cave
Historical note: Ernst Sorge was a member of the German Greenland Expedition led by Alfred Wegener July 1930 to August 1931. He hand-dug a 15 m deep pit which he used to study characteristics of the individual limits of annual snow accumulation. The pit was adjacent to his beneath-the-surface snow c...
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1930
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Summary: | Historical note: Ernst Sorge was a member of the German Greenland Expedition led by Alfred Wegener July 1930 to August 1931. He hand-dug a 15 m deep pit which he used to study characteristics of the individual limits of annual snow accumulation. The pit was adjacent to his beneath-the-surface snow cave, which served as his living quarters during his seven-month-long wintering-over stint. Previous control number: BWP/26937 154629 Item: [1988.0160.00043] "Sorge in snow cave" |
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