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Across Greenland's Ice Cap : The Remarkable Swiss Scientific Expedition Of 1912
ISBN: 9780228012665
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / McGill-Queen''s University Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Geography/ Travel;

In the summer of 1912, four young scientists sledded across 640km of untracked snow and ice, crossing central Greenland from west to east for the first time. This minor classic of exploration literature by the expedition's leader, Alfred de Quervain, is a sympathetic portrayal of life in remote coastal settlements in the early twentieth century.

Alfred de Quervain (1879-1927) was a Swiss meteorologist who led the first west-to-east crossing of central Greenland's ice cap.Hood Martin :

Martin Hood works in Switzerland for an international organization and is a member of the Academic Alpine Club of Zurich.Alfred de Quervain (1879-1927) was a Swiss meteorologist who led the first west-to-east crossing of central Greenland's ice cap.