Chapter 2. The historical geography of an archipelago of polar explorers

An outline of the rationale for a workshop, held in Oslo, Norway, from 12-13 May 2015, to discuss the historic place names of the High Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land. The islands contain hundreds of place names that amount to a virtual catalog of polar exploration and explorers of the mid- t...

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Published inSeptentrio Conference Series no. 3; p. 7
Main Author Capelotti, P.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.09.2015
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Summary:An outline of the rationale for a workshop, held in Oslo, Norway, from 12-13 May 2015, to discuss the historic place names of the High Arctic archipelago of Franz Josef Land. The islands contain hundreds of place names that amount to a virtual catalog of polar exploration and explorers of the mid- to late-19th Century. As an example, three American expeditions spent seven years there between 1898-1905, in failed attempts to try to reach the geographic North Pole. However, in the process, they left behind a record of the American Gilded Age that survived even 70 years of Soviet Communism.
ISSN:2387-3086
2387-3086
DOI:10.7557/5.3579