
Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection
The serrated peaks of the Southern Stauning Alps above the Bjornbo Glacier, NE Greenland
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Accession no.: | Y: 2012/20/36 |
Object name: | Ink sketch |
Title: | The serrated peaks of the Southern Stauning Alps above the Bjornbo Glacier, NE Greenland |
Description: | Several members of the expedition walked westwards along the lateral moraine. Two, the Nelsons, explored the southern tributary valley of Nedre Arkosedal, and set up their own camp before returning the next day. The Bjornbo glaicer exhibited all the classic features with several medial moraines as well as lateral moraine. The glaicer had retreated leaving a terminal moraine 2-3 kilometres east |
Medium: | Ink sketch |
Artist: | Woolmore, Ray |
Note: | On the southern lateral moraine of the Bjornbo Valley. Lat. 71°37'N, Long. 24°38'W (Danmark – Gronland, 1:250,000 Sheet 71 Ø.2 Stauning Alper) |
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