The Austro German Polar Expedition 1872 1874 Under The Command Of Lieut W Preliminary Account Of The Expedition For The Investigation Of Nova Zembla Sea By Lieuts W And Payer June September 1871 A Lecture Delivered By Lieutenant W J Payer S Report Of His Sledge Journey Translated From The German Edited By J Wiggins

This work gives the general geography of the polar regions, presenting mainly the details of the arctic circle. It is based upon several accounts of men who dared to go on these adventures to the least explored world of ice. It contains illustrations of maps, locations, and the famous personalities who traveled to the North pole. Contents include: Spitsbergen Novaya Zemlya Franz Josef Land Cape Chelyuskin The Lena Delta Bering Strait The American Mainland The Parry Islands Boothia Baffin Bay Smith Sound Greenland

History of arctic exploration from earliest times to 1909 is derived from accounts from the expeditions.

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