A Sledging Party from HMS Alert, British Arctic Expedition

Engraving showing a sledging party from HMS Alert attempting to reach the North Pole 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

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Admiralty Alert Attempting Charted Coasts Data Ellesmere Furthest Greenland Nares Reach Sledging Unsuccessful

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