Exploration history and place names of northern East Greenland: Colophon, abstract, introduction, official place names in Greenland

The first recorded landing by Europeans on the coast of northern East Greenland (north of 69°N) was that of William Scoresby Jr., a British whaler, in 1822. This volume includes a chronological summary of the pioneer 19th century exploration voyages made by British, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Frenc...

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Main Author: Higgins, Anthony K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland 2010-12-01
Series:Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin
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Online Access:http://www.geus.dk/publications/bull/nr21/nr21_p001-016.pdf