The Look-out at the Mast-Head of HMS Alert, 1875

Look-out or Crow's Nest at the top of the main-mast of HMS Alert 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 Charted Coasts Crow Data Ellesmere Furthest Greenland Mast Nares Reach Unsuccessful

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