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The Evening News 19.5.1930. Dunih 2009.46.3

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The Evening News 19.5.1930.

Extract from The Evening News 19.5.1930. Deals with the funeral of Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian explorer. He led the first crossing of the Greenland interior and won international fame after reaching a record northern latitude of 86°13' during his North Pole Expedition of 1893-96. His techniques of polar travel and his innovations in equipment and clothing influenced a generation of subsequent Arctic and Antarctic expeditions.

Number: Dunih 2009.46.3
Name: The Evening News 19.5.1930.
Date: Not Specified
Maker: Not Specified
Location: In Store