Chapter 4. The places of Franz Josef Land: current visits and imagery

Recent tourist cruises of Franz Josef Land have offered the chance to search for the remains of historic expeditions to the islands, as well as expeditions that used the islands as a base from which to try to reach the geographic North Pole. Expedition leader Andreas Umbreit discusses his recent suc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Septentrio Conference Series
Main Author: Umbreit, Andreas
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015
Subjects:
Franz Josef Land
historic place names
historical geography
historical archaeology
polar exploration
Oslo NSF workshop
Andreas
North Pole
Rudolf Island
Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/SCS/article/view/3581
https://doi.org/10.7557/5.3581
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Summary:Recent tourist cruises of Franz Josef Land have offered the chance to search for the remains of historic expeditions to the islands, as well as expeditions that used the islands as a base from which to try to reach the geographic North Pole. Expedition leader Andreas Umbreit discusses his recent such finds at both Greely Island and Teplitz Bay on Rudolf Island, as well as several other sites.

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