On skiing through Greenland. The life of the Eskimos

Greenland - a huge Arctic island, extended in length by 2650 kilometers - has long attracted the attention of researchers. Of particular interest was the powerful ice cover, resting over Greenland, the thickness of which reaches 2000 meters or more. "Arctic Sahara" - called Greenland Adolf Eric Nordensheld. Travelers have tried to cross the ice shield since the end of the 18th century. And everything is unsuccessfully. The results of all expeditions in the inside of Greenland testified that the intersection of the ice cover from one edge to another is very large difficulties that seemed insurmountable to many. Nevertheless, this task was set by the 26-year-old keeper of the Bergen Museum Fridtjof Nansen. Nansen fulfilled his plan completely. He and his five comrades, in 1888-1889 he brilliantly coped with this task. Starting on the east coast, two months later he reached Gothhob on the western bank of the island. Having reached the west coast Nansen, he lived among the Eskimos for six months, studying their customs and traditions. The expedition had significant scientific value and was rich in adventures. The result of the Greenland expedition, in addition to scientific observations of great value, were two books written by F. Nansen: "Skiing through Greenland" and "Life of the Eskimos".
The book will be interesting to everyone who is passionate about Arctic,
The history of the development of Arctic expanses. The reader learns about the life and morals of the indigenous people of the Arctic - the Eskimos.
Greenland - a huge Arctic island, extended in length by 2650 kilometers - has long attracted the attention of researchers. Of particular interest was the powerful ice cover, resting over Greenland, the thickness of which reaches 2000 meters or more. "Arctic Sahara" - called Greenland Adolf Eric Nordensheld. Travelers have tried to cross the ice shield since the end of the 18th century. And everything is unsuccessfully. The results of all expeditions in the inside of Greenland testified that the intersection of the ice cover from one edge to another is very large difficulties that seemed insurmountable to many. Nevertheless, this task was set by the 26-year-old keeper of the Bergen Museum Fridtjof Nansen. Nansen fulfilled his plan completely. He and his five comrades, in 1888-1889 he brilliantly coped with this task. Starting on the east coast, two months later he reached Gothhob on the western bank of the island. Having reached the west coast Nansen, he lived among the Eskimos for six months, studying their customs and traditions. The expedition had significant scientific value and was rich in adventures. The result of the Greenland expedition, in addition to scientific observations of great value, were two books written by F. Nansen: "Skiing through Greenland" and "Life of the Eskimos".
The book will be interesting to everyone who is passionate about the Arctic, the history of the development of the Arctic expanses. The reader learns about the life and morals of the indigenous people of the Arctic - the Eskimos