Northwest History. Alaska. Expeditions & Exploration.

Signal Polar Flight's Start: Beacon Flires Along 450 Miles Of Alaska Coast Planned. SIGNAL POLAR PLIGHT'S START Alaska Coast Planned. NOME, Alaska, March 3.—Captain Roald Amundsen expects to hop off from Wainright on his polar flight about June 20, according to information reaching here to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1923
Subjects:
signal polar flight
Alaska coast
Nome
Alaska
Captain Roald Amundsen
Wainright
polar flight
Nome Chamber of Commerce
Noorvik
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90318
Description
Summary:Signal Polar Flight's Start: Beacon Flires Along 450 Miles Of Alaska Coast Planned. SIGNAL POLAR PLIGHT'S START Alaska Coast Planned. NOME, Alaska, March 3.—Captain Roald Amundsen expects to hop off from Wainright on his polar flight about June 20, according to information reaching here today. The Nome Chamber of Commerce is considering the feasibility of flashing to the world details of the hopoff by a series of signal fires along 450 miles of coast from Wainright to the neareast wireless station, Noorvik.

Similar Items