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Danish Pearyland Expedition, 1947–501

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Johannes C. Troelsen
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Peary Land, the northernmost part of Greenland, was until recently among the least known regions of the globe. The coasts are barred by a broad belt of virtually impenetrable pack ice, and the only means of reaching the area in, former times was by dog sledge. The development of air transport in recent years has, however, made possible a more thorough investigation of this remote land.

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Polar Record , Volume 6 , Issue 44 , July 1952 , pp. 467 - 473
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1952

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page 468 note 1 See the Polar Record, Vol. 4, No. 27, 1944, p. 101 and 102 (Map)Google Scholar.

page 468 note 2 See the Polar Record, Vol. 6, No. 43, 1952, p. 395–96CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

page 469 note 1 Passage was provided for the Leeds University Expedition to East Greenland, 1948. See the Polar Record, Vol. 5, Nos. 37/38, 1949, p. 339CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

page 471 note 1 Passage to Young Sund was provided for the glaciologist W. R. B. Battle of Cambridge, England.

page 472 note 1 There were no Eskimo living in Peary Land at the time of its discovery, and none have settled there since that time.