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No such original and assertive explorer of the Arctic regions as Mr. Stefansson has appeared since Dr. Nansen startled the admirals by dispensing with a line of retreat. Mr. Stefansson’s views are however, far more upsetting than those of Dr. Nansen, for he denies practically every theory and many reputed facts regarding the North Polar area, and condemns almost all the long-established methods of Arctic travel. In 1905 he visited Iceland on an archaeological expedition and in 1906 did his first exploring, as an anthropologist with the [...] Polar Expedition. There he first tried out his…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2015Friendly ArcticCreative Media Partners, LLC · 9781340150402
EskimosDiscovery and explorationInuit