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020			_a9781139014915 (ebook)
020			_z9781108031097 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aNansen, Fridtjof, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe First Crossing of Greenland. _nVolume 1 / _cFridtjof Nansen, Translated by Hubert Majendie Gepp.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1890.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (564 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Polar Exploration
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aFirst published in English in 1890, this book by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) recounts the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, an expedition that took two months. Learning from previous failed attempts, Nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east to the inhabited west of Greenland, an innovation that proved successful. Nansen's account was translated by Hubert Majendie Gepp and includes an introduction written by the secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. Volume 1 describes the initial stages of the journey, including detailed accounts of the equipment, the methods used for crossing the ice and the arrival of the party on the east coast of Greenland. The volume ends with a description of previous attempts to cross the 'inland ice'. Nansen, who later served as delegate to the League of Nations, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his humanitarian endeavours.
700	1		_aGepp, Hubert Majendie, _etranslator.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108031097
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pPolar Exploration.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139014915
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