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The North West Passage
Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Gjøa 1903–1907

Volume 2

Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Authors:
Roald Amundsen
Godfred Hansen

Date Published: May 2014
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9781108071604

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From an early age Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) was determined to be an explorer. Having gained valuable experience on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–9), he resolved to conquer the North-West Passage. After three years, using a small fishing vessel, the Gjøa, and only six crew, Amundsen succeeded in reaching Nome, Alaska. First published in Norwegian in 1907, and reissued here in its 1908 English translation, this two-volume account is copiously illustrated with photographs. Volume 2 begins with details of Inuit practices, including the building of snow houses, fishing, and the making of clothes. The navigation to Herschel Island, where the men spent a third winter among whaling vessels, is then recounted. One of the crew died from illness before the Gjøa reached Nome in August 1906. This volume contains a lengthy supplement by Godfred Hansen, describing the sledge journeys to map the coast of Victoria Island, and a detailed index to both volumes.

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- Date Published: May 2014
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108071604
- length: 414 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23 mm
- weight: 0.61kg
- contains: 71 b/w illus. 1 map
- availability: Available
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8. The inhabitants at the magnetic north pole (cont.)
9. Farewell to Gjöahavn
10. The north west passage
11. The third winter
12. With the Eskimo and the Indians
13. Conclusion
Supplement
Contributors to the expedition fund
Index.
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