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The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld

The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe By Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld

The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe by Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld


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In this work of 1881, the Finnish Arctic explorer and geologist A. E. Nordenskioeld describes his most famous expedition, the first crossing of the North-East Passage. Volume 1 covers the journey from Tromso to the Bering Strait, and includes a review of earlier explorations of the region.

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The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of Previous Journeys along the North Coast of the Old World by Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld

The Finnish geologist and Arctic explorer A. E. Nordenskioeld (1832-1901) spent much of his life in exile in Sweden, where he was made a baron. He served as Superintendent of the Mineralogical Department of the Swedish Royal Museum, and later became a Member of the Swedish Academy. Following a number of expeditions during the 1860s, he concluded that the North Pole could not be reached by ship, and in 1872 he tried unsuccessfully to reach it overland. A great historian of cartography, he amassed a huge collection of maps, now included in UNESCO's 'Memory of the World' Register. This two-volume work, published in Swedish in 1881, describes his most famous voyage, the first crossing of the North-East Passage. Volume 1 includes details of the flora, fauna, people and geology encountered on the journey from Tromso to the Bering Strait, along with a review of previous exploration in the region.

Table of Contents

Author's preface; Translator's preface; Introduction; 1. Departure; 2. Departure from Maosoe; 3. From the animal world of Novaya Zemlya; 4. The origin of the names Yugor Schar and Kara Sea; 5. The history of the North-East Passage; 6. The north-east voyages of the Russians and Norwegians; 7. Departure from Port Dickson; 8. The voyage of the Fraser and the Express up the Yenisej; 9. The new Siberian islands; 10. Wintering becomes necessary.

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NLS9781108049832
9781108049832
1108049834
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of Previous Journeys along the North Coast of the Old World by Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskioeld
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Cambridge University Press
2012-05-10
552
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