Arctic Mirage

Arctic Mirage
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781476679952
ISBN-13 : 1476679959
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Book Synopsis Arctic Mirage by : Winton U. Solberg

Download or read book Arctic Mirage written by Winton U. Solberg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1913, an expedition was sent to the Arctic, funded by the American Museum of Natural History, the American Geographical Society and the University of Illinois. Its purpose was twofold: to discover whether an archipelago called Crocker Land--reportedly spotted by an earlier explorer in 1906--actually existed; and to engage in scientific research in the Arctic. When explorers discovered that Crocker Land did not exist, they instead pursued their research, made a number of important discoveries and documented the region's indigenous inhabitants and natural habitat. Their return to America was delayed by the difficulty of engaging a relief ship, and by the danger of German submarines in Arctic waters during the World War I.


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