Army Ice Cap Swing Takes 22 Days for Round Trip of 276 Miles

Describes monthly supply trips from Camp Tuto to Camp Century on the Greenland icecap. The supplies are carried in trains (swings) of 20-ton sleds pulled by low-ground-pressure D-8 and D-9 tractors. Tractor breakdowns and adverse weather conditions prolonged a winter 1961-62 trip, which is reported...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Polar R & D Center. Public Information Office, United States Army.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1962
Subjects:
Glacial epoch
Glacial landforms
Glaciers
Mass balance
Nunataks
Deglaciation
Glaciation
Greenland
Greenland Icecap
Arctic
Ice cap
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66610
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Summary:Describes monthly supply trips from Camp Tuto to Camp Century on the Greenland icecap. The supplies are carried in trains (swings) of 20-ton sleds pulled by low-ground-pressure D-8 and D-9 tractors. Tractor breakdowns and adverse weather conditions prolonged a winter 1961-62 trip, which is reported in some detail.

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