British Explorers Back After Year In East Greenland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland—The BritishEast Greenland Expeditiou, returning to civilisation after a year in Greenland, arrived at Isa Fjord in northwest icoland en routo to England aboard the Norwegian sealing ship Saeies. The expedition, which included two womeu, was augmented by 1(5 Eskimos and lived during nearly tho entire year in the uninhabited region of tho Arctic Circle to carry out geological and botanical investigations. L. R. Wager, leader of tho group, said that the results were fruitful with the expedition taking back several tons of geological and botanical specimens. Mrs L. R. Wager and Mr and Mrs Harold Wager were included in tho expedition which left Aberdeen, Scotland, on July 4, 1935, aboard the late Sir Ernest Shackleton’s old ship Quest. They landed at Kangerdlugsuak, Greenland, about 300 miles north of Angmagsalik. Eskimos, which the expedition picked up at Angmagsalik, found tho hunting grounds uninhabited and in good condition while tho expedition carried on the scientific work.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 276, 21 November 1936, Page 9
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