Canada, aerial view of mountains, Ellesmere Island
Taken from an altitude of about 3000 feet by Byrd on McMillan Arctic Expedition showing the top of some of the rugged snow-covered mountains of Ellsmere Island, north-west of Etah. Though the low-lands were free of snow, the highland is eternally covered with snow. This photograph was taken in Augus...
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ftunivwislib:oai:collections.lib.uwm.edu:polar/33 2023-05-15T14:37:32+02:00 Canada, aerial view of mountains, Ellesmere Island Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Gift of Richard E. Byrd, 1925 North and Central America Canada Nunavut (territory) Ellesmere Island (island) 1925 8.25 x 6.25 in Photographic prints Image/JP2 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/33 unknown Cone, H., & Bryant, J. (2002). Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925. International Journal of Naval History, 1(1), 1-9. American Geographical Society Library Print Collection American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Polar Exploration - Images from the American Geographical Society Library American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive (47 a 4) 43 No. 11,187 L pr002712 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/33 http://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/ McMillan Arctic Expedition 1925 Aerial photographs Mountains Snow Discovery & exploration Arctic regions MacMillan Donald Baxter 1874-1970 Still Image 1925 ftunivwislib 2022-11-26T17:16:51Z Taken from an altitude of about 3000 feet by Byrd on McMillan Arctic Expedition showing the top of some of the rugged snow-covered mountains of Ellsmere Island, north-west of Etah. Though the low-lands were free of snow, the highland is eternally covered with snow. This photograph was taken in August 1925. There were very few landing-places in this region on the summer snow. Still Image Arctic Ellesmere Island Nunavut University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: UWM Libraries Digital Collections Arctic Baxter ENVELOPE(162.533,162.533,-74.367,-74.367) Byrd Canada Ellesmere Island Etah ENVELOPE(-72.585,-72.585,78.314,78.314) Nunavut |
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Taken from an altitude of about 3000 feet by Byrd on McMillan Arctic Expedition showing the top of some of the rugged snow-covered mountains of Ellsmere Island, north-west of Etah. Though the low-lands were free of snow, the highland is eternally covered with snow. This photograph was taken in August 1925. There were very few landing-places in this region on the summer snow. |
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Gift of Richard E. Byrd, 1925 |
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Canada, aerial view of mountains, Ellesmere Island |
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Canada, aerial view of mountains, Ellesmere Island |
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Canada, aerial view of mountains, Ellesmere Island |
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1925 |
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North and Central America Canada Nunavut (territory) Ellesmere Island (island) |
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ENVELOPE(162.533,162.533,-74.367,-74.367) ENVELOPE(-72.585,-72.585,78.314,78.314) |
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Arctic Baxter Byrd Canada Ellesmere Island Etah Nunavut |
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Arctic Baxter Byrd Canada Ellesmere Island Etah Nunavut |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Nunavut |
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Cone, H., & Bryant, J. (2002). Dangerous Crossings: The First Modern Polar Expedition, 1925. International Journal of Naval History, 1(1), 1-9. American Geographical Society Library Print Collection American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries Polar Exploration - Images from the American Geographical Society Library American Geographical Society Library Digital Photo Archive (47 a 4) 43 No. 11,187 L pr002712 http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/33 |
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