Marvin's Ice Shelf Journey, 1906

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Bushnell, Vivian C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1956
• Subjects: Climatology; Effects of climate on ice; Geographical names; Geography; Glacier variations; Glaciers; Meteorology; Spatial distribution; Arctic regions; Arctic; Bushnell; Cape Richards; Hattersley-Smith; Peary; Point Moss; Ellesmere Ice Shelf; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66840

Contains the text of an unpublished report by Ross G. Marvin discovered May 1954 at the U.S. National Archives. It recounts his journey of June 2-July 16, 1906 (during the Peary Expedition, 1905-1906) along the front of the Ellesmere ice shelf during which ocean soundings were made from Point Moss w...