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Record #78400:
To the cold coast of Greenland / John Gore-Grimes.
Title: | To the cold coast of Greenland / John Gore-Grimes. |
Author(s): | Gore-Grimes, John. |
Date: | [1985] |
Publisher: | [Howth]: Author |
Abstract: | Describes voyage of "Shardana" along East coast of Greenland and round to south-west Greenland in 1985, a particularly favourable year. Historical summary of exploration of coast, particularly by Scoresbys, is given. Settlements in many stages of order-chaos and some unexplained Greenlandic behaviour, navigation and scenery are described, with useful tips for sailors on general conditions and particular sea passages. |
Keywords: | 39 -- Ethnography: Eskimo. 527 -- Navigation. 551.326 -- Floating ice. 656.61.052 -- Seamanship. 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1985 Gore-Grimes. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*38) -- Greenland. (*381) -- East Greenland. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*38) : 91(08)[1985] |
SPRI record no.: | 78400 |
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