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38-403: Skaerfjorden was named by the 1906–1908 Denmark expedition , which named it thus owing to the numerous reefs and skerries in it. It had also been known as Baie d'Orléans . There are remains of Inuit sites near the mouth of the fjord. Skaer Fjord is located north of Danmarkshavn on the northern shore of Germania Land , with its mouth between Kap Kajak in the south and Cape Amelie in

76-426: A polynya and, as the sleds tried to find a way around the open water, the first supporting party returned to Danmarkshavn. The eight dog sleds continued northwards and found remains of ancient Inuit dwellings at Eskimonaesset , in the northeastern end of Holm Land . A few days later, off Amdrup Land , a second support section of two dog sleds returned south and split. As they travelled back to Danmarkshavn, one of

114-461: A dwelling containing the remains of 38 bodies, from which he inferred that Inuit had been trying to colonize the area. Amdrup and his men were even accused of killing the 38 people, but it was later ascertained that they had starved to death. Having established the fact that there were no other Eskimos on the eastern side of the island other than are known to the Danish missionaries, Amdrup's skeleton find

152-403: Is known that when the weather became colder the three men took the same route along the coast of the farthest northeast point of Greenland where depots had been laid. By then they had only four dogs and a sled. They reached the cliffs of Mallemuk Mountain but found open water that made it impossible for them to travel straight southwards, so the exhausted men had to travel inland on 19 October 1907,

190-590: The Denmark Expedition to Greenland's Northeast Coast and the Danmark Expedition after the ship's name , was an expedition to northeastern Greenland in 1906–1908. Despite being overshadowed by the deaths under tragic circumstances of three of the expedition's leading members ( Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), Niels Peter Høeg Hagen (1877–1907), and Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907)), the Denmark expedition

228-490: The Faeroe Islands along with a hundred sled dogs . Among the scientists was German meteorologist Alfred Wegener . Georg Carl Amdrup was in charge of writing the official history of the expedition. In the autumn of 1906, northbound sled journeys began in order to lay depots along the route of the long northern explorations in the spring of the following year. Finally, ten sleds led by Mylius-Erichsen left Danmarkshavn at

266-573: The Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord . Time permitting, the expedition would also attempt a westward crossing of the inland ice. In addition, Robert Peary's claim that a channel running from east to west separated northernmost Greenland from the mainland further south – the (non-existent) so-called " Peary Channel " – was to be investigated. A committee of authorities on Greenland, including Gustav Frederik Holm , Carl Ryder , Georg Carl Amdrup and Thomas Vilhelm Garde , advised Mylius-Erichsen on

304-646: The Kangerlussuaq Fjord , known until then only from Inuit reports. He mapped a large length of coastline while collecting many geological and ethnological finds. By July 1885, he reached Aggas Island (67° 22' North), the furthest north of this survey. Lieutenant Amdrup was the leader of a major Danish expedition in 1898-1900, the Carlsberg Foundation Expedition to East Greenland (Carlsbergfondet Expedition til Ost-Gronland). With him were botanist Christian Krause, ornithologist Knud Poulsen, and

342-406: The Denmark expedition was to map the last blank sections of the coastline of northeastern Greenland, between Cape Bridgman , near Robert Peary 's easternmost geographic exploration in the north, and Cape Bismarck , the northernmost point reached by Carl Koldewey in the east. Beginning in the 1700s Greenland had slowly been mapped section by section, but the harsh climate in the far northeast and

380-598: The authoritative work of the 1906–08 Denmark expedition. Georg Carl Amdrup Vice Admiral Sir Georg Carl Amdrup (November 19, 1866 in Copenhagen , Denmark – January 15, 1947 in Copenhagen), RN was a Danish naval officer, Vice Admiral and Greenland researcher. In 1884, Amdrup, of the Royal Danish Navy, was sent to Amassalik . After wintering, he explored the coast to the north, including an examination of

418-526: The coast north to 67° 22' North, establishing several depots to use for future travel north. During this expedition, Amdrup found the remains of a small, extinct Eskimo settlement. From this find, he brought to Denmark in 1899 a significant ethnographic collection. In 1899, Alfred Gabriel Nathorst sold the Antarctic to Amdrup. On June 15, 1900, Amdrup took an 11-man expedition to East Greenland. This expedition, which cartographer Johan Peter Koch joined,

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456-474: The coast up to Danmark Fjord in the far north. The Danmark left Greenland on 21 July, arriving in Copenhagen one month later. Since the unfortunate circumstances of Mylius-Erichsen's death cast a pall over the whole expedition, its results didn't receive the attention they deserved. Even so, over 51 reports were published by its members, including those by numerous scientists. A number of them continued to work in

494-453: The coast, in the direction that they deemed would lead them to Gletscher Cape and Navy Cliff — at the head of Independence Fjord . Meanwhile the other team — with Johan Peter Koch , Aage Bertelsen and Tobias Gabrielsen — sped northwestwards across the sea ice towards Cape Bridgman in order to map the uncharted coast sections of eastern Peary Land . Mylius-Erichsen entered the unknown Danmark Fjord without having doubts about where it

532-502: The day the sun disappeared below the horizon. Walking on the ice in the darkness Høeg Hagen was the first to die of exhaustion in the Nioghalvfjerd Fjord area, followed shortly thereafter by Mylius-Erichsen. Jørgen Brønlund reached Lambert Land in the moonlight and his body was found there by Koch in mid-March 1908. Brønlund had his diary and Hagen's cartographic sketches. He was buried at Kap Bergendahl in southeast Lambert Land,

570-527: The difficult ice conditions off the shore had prevented the cartography of the vast zone. The expedition aimed to gather scientific information on the unexplored area during a period of two years, including information on any remaining Northeast-Greenland Inuit, last seen by Royal Navy Captain Douglas Clavering in 1823 further south down the coast in Clavering Island . The strategy of the expedition

608-474: The dog sleds — led by Gustav Thostrup and Alfred Wegener — mapped the shoreline, while the other one — led by Henning Bistrup and Carl Johan Ring — mapped the numerous offshore islands. As the six northbound dog sleds sped along the eastern coast of the Crown Prince Christian Land peninsula, Mylius-Erichsen was feeling uneasy because the shore was leading them further to the northeast, which

646-584: The end of March 1907, heading north on the coastal ice. Along Jokel Bay , where the Greenland ice sheet comes down to the sea, buckling and cracking the ice near the shore, travelling was difficult and sleds broke and had to be continually repaired. The harsh ice conditions continued along Hovgaard Island further north. At Mallemuk Mountain in SE Holm Land the coastal ice of the Dijmphna Sound gave way to

684-502: The leader of the expedition again — he and his team arrived at the ship almost one month later. Mylius-Erichsen travelled west following the southern side of Independence Fjord and reached Academy Glacier at the head of Independence Fjord on 1 June, discovering that the Peary Channel did not exist. On the way back, the team explored Brønlund Fjord and Hagen Fjord . Sudden mild weather then impeded their progress, and when they reached

722-502: The long unexplored fjord. Koch and Mylius-Erichsen considered the situation. It was getting late in the season and it would be dangerous to get stuck in the inhospitable area during the summer without adequate equipment and supplies. Melting ice would make travel back to Danmarkshavn impossible. Initially, Mylius-Erichsen agreed to go back with Koch to the ship, but then he took the fateful decision to head west, leaving on 28 May. Thus Koch departed without suspecting that he would never see

760-509: The north, Amdrup endured great hardship and dangers further south in a small boat Aggas that navigated through the ice belt in the polar stream and mapped an uncharted route. During the 730 kilometres (450 mi) part of the expedition in Aggas , a 5.6 metres (18 ft) long, 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in) wide open boat that carried Amdrup, three others including Ejnar Mikkelsen , plus 1,659 kilograms (3,657 lb) of supplies, Amdrup found

798-527: The north, southwest of Île-de-France 's southern end. It is an irregular and broad fjord or bay with several arms extending westwards from it: All these fjords are roughly parallel, the northernmost ones running in a WNW/ESE direction. The southernmost one runs roughly from east to west for about 20 km. This article about a fjord in Greenland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Denmark expedition The Denmark expedition ( Danish : Danmark-ekspeditionen ), also known as

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836-470: The original plan to move the ship to Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord in the second year was called off, Trolle carried on with the objectives of the expedition in the area during the remaining time. An exploration team was sent in April 1908 to Ardencaple Fjord , where the inner reaches had not yet been explored because previous expeditions could not go beyond its mouth on account of deep snow. A second weather station

874-700: The preparation of the expedition. The expedition travelled to Greenland aboard the Danmark , reaching a sheltered place in southern Germania Land in August 1906 and establishing its main base there, Danmarkshavn , which was named after the ship. The captain of the ship was Lieutenant Alf Trolle of the Danish Navy and the doctor Johannes Lindhard. Expedition members included a very large staff of mostly Danish scientists, as well as West Greenlanders who came aboard in Iceland and

912-419: The sailors, A. Jakobsen and Soren P. Nielsen. They left Copenhagen on August 16, 1898, sailing from Copenhagen in the vessel Godthaab , and reaching Amassalik ("Angmagssalik") on 31 August. The purpose of the expedition was to identify and examine the then completely unexplored stretch of coast between the 66th parallel north and Scoresbysund at about 70th parallel north . The following year, they traveled

950-594: The same field, returning to Greenland in the decades that followed, such as Peter Freuchen in the Thule Expeditions , as well as J.P. Koch, who led the 1912–13 Danish Expedition to Queen Louise Land with A. Wegener. In 1929 Wegener would return to Greenland for the German Greenland Expedition . The Danske Islands were given their name by John Haller during the 1956–1958 Expedition to East Greenland led by Lauge Koch , in order to pay due homage to

988-467: The spot where he was found, which is today known as Brønlund's Grave ( Danish : Brønlunds Grav ). Brønlund was only some 140 miles as the crow flies from Germania land. The expedition had covered 350 miles of the 500 that they needed to cover from Navy Cliff to Germania Land. When the death of expedition leader Mylius-Erichsen was confirmed, Captain Alf Trolle took formal command of the venture. Although

1026-590: The story of the 'Alabama' expedition , 1909-1912 to Amdrup. Amdrup Land ( 80°54′58″N 16°34′59″W  /  80.916°N 16.583°W  / 80.916; -16.583  ( Amdrup Land ) ) in northeastern Greenland was named after him by the Denmark expedition . Another landform named in his honor is Amdrup Fjord 68°12′58″N 32°19′59″W  /  68.216°N 32.333°W  / 68.216; -32.333  ( Amdrup Fjord ) . The Shipbuilding & Engineering Company's ship G.C. Amdrup

1064-474: The time did not report the considerable progress that the Danish expedition under Amdrup was able to show. From 1905, Amdrup worked as an Adjutant to his friend, Prince Valdemar of Denmark . He was a member of the Committee for the Denmark expedition to Greenland's northeast coast 1906-1908, and, as the expedition historian, Amdrup wrote the expedition history in the "Notice of Grønland", XLI. In 1913, he

1102-428: The western side of Danmark Fjord on 12 June, they found their way across the ice blocked by open water. They had relied on hunting for their sustenance in order to supplement their fast-dwindling provisions, but hunting was poor. The stony ground had worn their footwear and Brønlund summed up their desperate situation: "No food, no foot gear, and several hundred miles to the ship. Our prospects are very bad indeed." It

1140-472: Was also known as the ' Carlsberg Foundation Expedition'. The survey was to explore the coast between Cape Brewster and Aggas Island . They arrived at Little Pendulum Island , before continuing to Cape Dalton (69°25 N) in mid July where they divided into two parties. While the expedition's second in command, Nikolaj Hartz , stayed with the Antarctic and examined the country up to Scoresbysund and fjords to

1178-532: Was appointed to the Greenland Commission, (1931: Commission for scientific studies in Greenland) of which he was chairman from 1930 until 1931. In 1937, he took over the publication of Meddelelser om Grønland . He was a member of the editorial board of "Grønland in tohundredåret for Hans Egede's Land". Amdrup was promoted to the rank of commander in 1916. In 1925, he was promoted to rear admiral in 1925, and

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1216-470: Was established at Mørkefjord , west of Danmarkshavn, in order to compare meteorological observations. Also, the islands, the glaciers, and the coastline of Dove Bay were explored, as well as mountains and lakes in Germania Land. Although no living Inuit were found, the expedition discovered abundant evidence of their former habitations, such as tent rings, winter dwellings, meat caches, and tools, all along

1254-416: Was heading. The team travelled southwestwards until the head of the fjord and, becoming aware that it was a dead end, they backtracked to the northeast. By the end of May Mylius-Erichsen's team was back again at the mouth of the fjord. As they met Koch's team at Cape Rigsdagen , already on their way back from Cape Bridgman , Mylius-Erichsen realized that they had wasted precious time and provisions by entering

1292-471: Was not a failure. It achieved its main cartographic objectives and succeeded in exploring the vast region, drawing accurate charts of formerly unexplored coastlines and fjords , naming numerous geographic features, and gathering a wealth of scientific data. The two-year expedition was conceived and led by Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, who had previously led the 'Literary Expedition' to Northwest Greenland together with Knud Rasmussen in 1902–1904. The main target of

1330-573: Was not what he had expected. The distance to their goal was increasing, while time and provisions were running out. Finally, at the end of April, they rounded the northeastern end of Greenland , an inconspicuous point where the ice slope of the Flade Isblink met the frozen sea, and began traveling northwestwards, in the direction they had hoped for. Shortly thereafter, they split into two teams of three dog sleds each; Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Niels Peter Høeg Hagen and Jørgen Brønlund, went westward hugging

1368-864: Was the Commander of the Niels Iuel . From 1927, he was Vice Admiral Sir Georg Amdrup. At the winter 1900-01 meeting of the Royal Danish Geographical Society held in the Copenhagen Concert Hall , Amdrup was honored with a Medal of Merit in gold . He also received other medals from several foreign geographical societies, including the Royal Geographical Society in 1902, and the Royal Geographical Society's Back grant. In 1913, Mikkelsen dedicated his book, Being

1406-410: Was to cross the sea ice barrier on the east coast of Greenland, sail with a ship as far north as possible, find a safe anchorage, establish a base with a meteorological station , and then go further north on dogsleds along the coastal ice. After the last unmapped coast of Greenland had been explored, which Mylius-Erichsen deemed could be done in a year, the expedition would move south to further explore

1444-513: Was unusual. Amdrup and his men were picked up by the ship Antarctic at Amassalik in September and he returned to Denmark on October 4, with significant collections of botanical, geological, and zoological, specimens. Part of the natural history collection that Amdrup brought back included a live musk ox and ten lemming . He published the expedition results in the "Notice of Grønland", XXVII-XXIX. Swedish and English expeditions that were ongoing at

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