Greenland Expedition Returns
told people at the station he would be who have spent a year in Greenland obtaining data for tho French Museum of .ethnography, tho famous exploration ship “Pourquoi Pas?” has arrived at Rouen. Also'on board was Professor Charcot, tho veteran explorer, who went to fetch the expedition and who lias himself been carrying out oceanographic explorations. ‘‘Wo had the worst ice that has boon seen for twenty years,” he declared. Five Norwegian ships were sunk by the ieo and a Danish ship was ice-bound for two months. The Pourquoi Pas? met, extremely heavy weather olf the coasts of Scotland and England on her return voyage. Among other things, the expedition brought back 8000 photographs and 250 records of Eskimo songs.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 276, 22 November 1935, Page 9
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123Greenland Expedition Returns Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 276, 22 November 1935, Page 9
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