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Excerpt from The Geographical Magazine, 1877, Vol. 4
IN our last number We discussed the work of the Arctic Expedition, compared it with that of former Expeditions; and proved that the explorers of 1876 were second to none when the exceptional difficulties they had to encounter are considered, and second only to two, namely Mcclintock and Mecham, when judged by the test of figures alone. We now propose to glance at the results of this work. At present it is not possible to do more than indicate the nature of these results for it will take time to work up the vast mass of observations in numerous branches bf science, and the large geological, botanical, and zoological collections. The results of scientific importance to be derived from an examination of the immense unknown area round the North Pole were shown in the Memoran dum of the Royal Geographical Society's Arctic Committee of 187 3 to be as numerous as the region to be explored is extensive. The Expedition secured these results so far as regards that portion of the un known area which was within reach, from the base established in 82� 27' N., and longitude 63� W. Thus a good commencement was made in the examina tion of the Polar region, important discoveries were achieved, and a great store of additional knowledge and experience was accumulated. In geography the Royal Geographical Society's Arctic Committee pointed out that, by the Smith Sound route, a problem of great importance would be solved by ascertaining the extent and nature of the northern coast of Greenland, by exploring the land to the westward, and discovering the conditions of land and sea in that portion of the unknown area. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
