The Greenland Division of Sledges, British Arctic Expedition

The Greenland division of dog sledges commanded by Lieutenant Beaumont and Dr. Coppinger during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered

Admiralty Alert Beaumont Charted Coasts Commanded Coppinger Data Ellesmere Furthest Greenland Nares Reach Sledges Unsuccessful

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