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pp. 608, “In this book the explorer Otto Nordenskjöld (1869-1928) describes in both text and image Sweden’s first Antarctic expedition in 1901 with the ship Antarctic.
It was intended that a group of explorers under Nordenskjöld’s leadership would conduct research in the Falkland Islands and the ship in the meantime would continue to sail around the Weddell Sea under the command of Captain Carl Anton Larsen continuing the research. Nordenskjöld stopped at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and proceeded to map Snow Hill Island, and then continued on Seymour Island with the same task. When Antarctica did not return at the appointed time, Nordenskjöld continued to Paulet Island.
During Nordenskjöld’s stay on Snow Hill Island, the ship was wrecked on February 12, 1903 in the Weddell Sea ice masses and sank 25 miles from Paulet Island. The crew walked for 16 days over the ice and arrived at Paulet Island, where they built makeshift stone houses with their sledges as roofs. A year later, the men were found by Nordenskjöld. Since Argentina had provided the expedition with provisions and necessities in exchange for an Argentine officer, Lieutenant José M. Sobral, being allowed to go along, when nothing was heard from the expedition, the ship Uruguay, commanded by Julian Irizar, was sent out to look for it…”
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| ISBN | 0771067917 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780771067914 | |
| Number of pages | 608 | |
| Original Title | Antarctica; or, Two Years Amongst the Ice of the South Pole | |
| Published Date | 1977 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Toronto | |
| Edition | Reprint | |
| Category: | Arctic | |
| Author: | Otto Nordenskjold | |
| Publisher: | McClelland and Stewart |
pp. 608, “In this book the explorer Otto Nordenskjöld (1869-1928) describes in both text and image Sweden’s first Antarctic expedition in 1901 with the ship Antarctic.
It was intended that a group of explorers under Nordenskjöld’s leadership would conduct research in the Falkland Islands and the ship in the meantime would continue to sail around the Weddell Sea under the command of Captain Carl Anton Larsen continuing the research. Nordenskjöld stopped at the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and proceeded to map Snow Hill Island, and then continued on Seymour Island with the same task. When Antarctica did not return at the appointed time, Nordenskjöld continued to Paulet Island.
During Nordenskjöld’s stay on Snow Hill Island, the ship was wrecked on February 12, 1903 in the Weddell Sea ice masses and sank 25 miles from Paulet Island. The crew walked for 16 days over the ice and arrived at Paulet Island, where they built makeshift stone houses with their sledges as roofs. A year later, the men were found by Nordenskjöld. Since Argentina had provided the expedition with provisions and necessities in exchange for an Argentine officer, Lieutenant José M. Sobral, being allowed to go along, when nothing was heard from the expedition, the ship Uruguay, commanded by Julian Irizar, was sent out to look for it…”
| Weight | 1.1 kg |
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