Geographical report of the Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1917. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 56, article 6.

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dc.contributor.authorMacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-en_US
dc.contributor.authorCrocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T15:44:19Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T15:44:19Z
dc.date.issued1928en_US
dc.descriptionp. 379-435 : maps ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionSledge trip on North Polar Sea, spring, 1914 -- Astronomical observations: on North Polar Sea, 1914 -- Etah to Polar Sea and return: March averages -- Winter and spring work, 1915-1916 -- Spring work of 1917.en_US
dc.description.abstract"Period of exploration: 1913-1917. Total length of sledge journeys: 10,000 miles. Total length of coast line explored: 2,000 miles. Astronomical observations: 300. Observations for azimuth: 100. Highest latitude attained: 82° 30'. Longitude west of headquarters: 108° 22'. Longitude east of headquarters: 53°. Geographical areas remapped: 1. Foulke Fiord. 2. Coast from Etah to Humboldt glacier. Number of islands discovered: 9. Geographical corrections made: 1. Crocker Land non-existent at 82° 30' N. 108° 22' W. 2. Coast of North Cornwall mapped with exception of small section on southwestern side. Barometric and thermometric readings obtained throughout four years with exception of ten days in the fall of 1915. Records obtained of Kane, Peary, Fielden, Young, and Nares. Soundings made of Foulke Fiord and Alida Lake. Three months' tidal observations at Etah. Rate of advance of Brother John's Glacier determined. Large number of photographs of various types of glaciers, of ice-foot, of icebergs, and of solifluction obtained"--P. 434-435.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/1746
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBulletin of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 56, article 6.en_US
dc.subject.lccQH1 .A4 vol.56, art.6, 1928en_US
dc.subject.lcshCrocker Land Expedition -- (1913-1917)en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhysical geography -- Greenland.en_US
dc.subject.lcshPhysical geography -- Arctic regions.en_US
dc.subject.lcshArctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American.en_US
dc.subject.lcshGreenland -- Discovery and exploration -- American.en_US
dc.titleGeographical report of the Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1917. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 56, article 6.en_US
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