Allen Young

Cruise of the Pandora

From the Private Journal Kept by Allen Young, R.N.R., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S., Etc., Commander of the Expedition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Young's compelling 1876 account of his expedition to reach the magnetic pole and navigate the North-West Passage in one season.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 167g
• ISBN-13: 9781108049733
• ISBN-10: 1108049737
• Artikelnr.: 35427700

Inhaltsangabe

Introductory
1. The voyage to Greenland
2. The kryolite mine
3. Navigation on the coast of Greenland
4. Godhavn and the Waigat
5. The passage through Melville Bay
6. The Cary Islands
7. Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait
8. Beechey Island
9. Peel Strait
10. An impassable barrier
11. A perilous race with the ice
12. A second visit to the Cary Islands
13. The voyage home
Appendix.