Greenland, view of Dicksons Fjord annotated by Louise A. Boyd

August 6, 1931. Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. In background on left; L.A.B.'s Currycomb Peak, showing side that is western side of Left Valley. In foreground at center; range of mountains forming northern side of Right Valley at eastern end of range. See photos 26-H-1; 24-F-21 & 26-H-2. In back...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyd, Louise Arner, 1887-1972
Other Authors: Gift of Louise A. Boyd, 1931-1933.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: 1931
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Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/228
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Summary:August 6, 1931. Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. In background on left; L.A.B.'s Currycomb Peak, showing side that is western side of Left Valley. In foreground at center; range of mountains forming northern side of Right Valley at eastern end of range. See photos 26-H-1; 24-F-21 & 26-H-2. In background on rights; southern terminal of mountains forming eastern side of Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord. Here is shown S.W. end of range, overlooking to the north that part of Hisinger Glacier [Hisinger Gletscher] seen in photos 26-H-23; 26-H-25. This most northern point reached by the glacier is what L.A.B. calls The Divide. In foreground; sharp-pointed hummocks and crevasses of Hisinger Glacier [Hisinger Gletscher], which here rounds to E.N.E. at base of L.A.B.'s Scoop Mt. [Mountain]. Photo taken looking N.W. Note: This photos shows more currycomb Peak, practically all of west side of Left Valley but little of southern terminal of east range of Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord whereas 36-16 shows more of southern terminal of range of mts. [mountains] forming east side of Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord and less of Currycomb Peak.