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| Picture No | 10217623 |
| Date | 1876 |
| Description | North Pole Expedition, Winter Quarters of HMS 'Discovery', |
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The skating rink that was created beside the winter quarters of HMS 'Discovery' 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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| Source | The Illustrated London News, 4 November 1876, page 440 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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