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1825–1827: The Mackenzie River expedition descends the Mackenzie River and maps much of the Arctic coast; 1826: Frederick William Beechey aboard HMS Blossom explores the Alaskan coast from Point Barrow to the Bering Strait; 1827: First Norwegian expedition to the Arctic, led by Baltazar Mathias Keilhau
Two Against the Ice is a non-fiction book authored by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen. The book details the author's exploration into Greenland, a journey made with his compatriot Iver P. Iversen in 1910. The book was originally published in Danish (1955) and later translated into English by Maurice Michael (first published in 1957).
Conquering the Arctic Ice (London, 1909) Lost in the Arctic (1913). Some of his Greenland expeditions are recounted here. Mylius-Erichsen's Report on the Non-Existence of Peary's Channel (1913) Tre Aar par Grönlands Ostkyst (1914) Nord-syd-øst-vest (1917) Norden For Lov og Ret, a story (1920) translated as Frozen Justice (1922) John Dale, a ...
His books focus on exploring nature. The CBC placed his book, Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic , on their recommended reading list for the winter of 2020. [ 2 ] The book chronicles a 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) wilderness canoe trip he took to celebrate Canada's sesquicentennial. [ 3 ]
Donald Baxter MacMillan (November 10, 1874 – September 7, 1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career.
George Washington De Long (August 22, 1844 – c. October 31, 1881) was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.
Unchained Main: The Arctic Life and Times of Captain Robert Abram Bartlett. Boulder Publications. ISBN 9781927099940. Levy, Buddy (2022). Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9781250274441. [13] Niven, Jennifer (2001). The Ice Master. London: Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-39123-2.
Louise Arner Boyd (September 16, 1887 – September 14, 1972) was an American explorer of Greenland and the Arctic, who wrote extensively of her scientific expeditions.She became the first woman to fly over the North Pole in 1955, after privately chartering a DC-4 and crew that included aviation pioneers Thor Solberg and Paul Mlinar.