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The snow and ice-capped mountains of Northern Clavering Ø, seen across Rudi Bugt from Revet, N.E. Greenland July 03.


Accession no.:	Y: 2012/20/148
Object name:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Title:	The snow and ice-capped mountains of Northern Clavering Ø, seen across Rudi Bugt from Revet, N.E. Greenland July 03.
Description:	This sketch was completed after the end of a marvellous day walking in the meadows and low ridges around Revet, photographing musk-oxen galore and huge expanses of cotton grass. The weather was fine and clear all day.
Medium:	Chalk and charcoal sketch
Artist:	Woolmore, Ray
Note:	View east from Moskusheimem (built 1927) Revet, No. 429 in Peter Schmidt-Mikkelsen 1994, Payer Land). Eskimonaes Sirius Station (No. 405 in Peter Schmidt-Mikkelson 1994) built adjacent to the site of the Fangst Station (1931) burnt down by the Germans in 1943. Lat. 74°22'N, long. 21°53'W. (Danmark-Gronland 1:250,000 Sheet 74 Ø.2 Clavering Ø.)
Dimensions:	Picture: Width: 220mm, height: 152mm mount: Dimensions: ?

Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection