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Museum catalogue: Polar Art Collection

 

Looking north up Schuchert Dal from Schuchert Dal Camp, North-East Greenland

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Accession no.: Y: 2012/20/65
Object name: Black ink sketch
Title: Looking north up Schuchert Dal from Schuchert Dal Camp, North-East Greenland
Description: Robert Burton, leader of Arcturus Pingo Pass Expedition, established our second subsidiary camp on 26 July on eastern side of Schuchert Dal, opposite snout and moraines of Roslin Glacier, and just south of two spectacular pingos. On 27 July Rolf and artist encountered pair of gyrfalcons (one male, one female) on plain to south of the camp
Medium: Black ink sketch
Artist: Woolmore, Ray
Note: Subsidiary camp set up on eastern side of Schuchert Dal opposite outlet of Roslin Glacier. Approx. Lat. 71°44'N, long. 24°20'W. (Danmark-Gronland 1:250,000 Sheet 71Ø.2 Stauning Alper.)
Dimensions:
  • Picture: Width: 178mm, height: 120mm
  • mount: Dimensions: ?