The First Crossing of Greenland
The First Crossing of Greenland
Zusammenfassung
This two-volume work chronicles the first successful crossing of the Greenland interior by Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930) and five colleagues over two months in 1888. The books cover their journey to Greenland as well as the journey westward across the 'inner ice', and also include appendices detailing the expedition's discoveries.
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The First Crossing of Greenland by Fridtjof Nansen
First published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861 1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an expedition that took two months. Learning from previous failed attempts, Nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east to the inhabited west of Greenland, an innovation that proved successful. Nansen's account was translated by Hubert Majendie Gepp and includes an introduction written by J. Scott Keltie, secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. Volume 1 describes the initial stages of the journey including detailed descriptions of the equipment, methods used for crossing the ice and the arrival of the party on the East coast of Greenland. Volume 2 begins with the party leaving the East coast for the West, including lengthy descriptions of the climate and encounters with Inuit peoples, and includes an appendix of the scientific discoveries of the expedition.Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was born in 1861 near Oslo and is considered to be the most famous polar explorer ever seen in Norway. He grew up as the son of a lawyer in his parents' rural home and went on to study Zoology at the University of Oslo. Following his promotion, he decided to focus his research on oceanography, and he traveled extensively across the North Atlantic for this purpose. Nansen's Durchquerung of Grönlands is one of his most well-known expeditions. This began in 1888 and lasted for about a year.
He experimented with new methods in practice and set out for Grönland with a small team and a new type of equipment, conquering the island from east to west. As a result, he was the first to cross the Inlandeis with Grönland and to enrich arctic travel with new technologies. Nansen, however, was not only a polar explorer and zoologist. He also served as the Curator of the Bergen Museum, where he assumed political roles and influenced Norway in a variety of ways.
This was especially true in relation to Norway's independence, which he strongly advocated for and for which his participation was crucial in the execution. In 1922, he was also awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to worldwide refugee relief following World War II. If one claims that Nansen led an extremely exciting and varied life up until his death in 1930, this is in no way flattering - it simply reflects the truth.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781108031103 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108031102 |
| Titel | The First Crossing of Greenland |
| Autor | Fridtjof Nansen |
| Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Cambridge University Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2011-05-18 |
| Seitenanzahl | 542 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |