Greenland, view of Kjerulf Fjord through to Dicksons Fjord

August 2, 1931. Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord. Through to Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. Hisinger Glacier [Hisinger Gletscher] in Unknown Valley coming from S.S.E. reaches its northern most point and here (at Scoop Mt. [Mountain]) turns E.N.E. and in a rapid decline descends into Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. Ent...

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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
Subjects:
Louise A. Boyd Expedition of East Greenland
1931
Fjords
Mountains
Glaciers
Valleys
Discovery & exploration
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration
Arctic
Dicksons Fjord
Greenland
Hisinger Gletscher
Kjerulf Fjord
East Greenland
glacier
Online Access:http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/polar/id/444
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Summary:August 2, 1931. Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord. Through to Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. Hisinger Glacier [Hisinger Gletscher] in Unknown Valley coming from S.S.E. reaches its northern most point and here (at Scoop Mt. [Mountain]) turns E.N.E. and in a rapid decline descends into Dickson [Dicksons] Fjord. Entire surface of glacier is deeply crevassed and covered with sharp-pointed hummocks. In background mountain range which is eastern side of Unknown Valley. In left of photo the slope of L.A.B.'s Scoop Mt. [Mountain] is seen curving to the left and E.N.E. Photo taken from slope of southern terminal of mts. [mountains] forming eastern side of Kjerulfs [Kjerulf] Fjord, looking S.S.E.

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