HMS Alert pushed the ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-1876

HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel 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 Aground Alert Ashore Charted Coasts Data Ellesmere Furthest Greenland Nares Pressure Pushed Reach Surrounding Unsuccessful

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