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lat. by an impenetrable mass of ice. On August 15th therefore, the 

 Germania again steamed southwards and on the 16th anchored on 

 the south side of Cape Philip Broke. 



Whilst investigations were now made on Shannon Island, the 

 vessel made an expedition to Pendulum Island from the '22nd to the 

 27th, but as the ice conditions to the north were still quite unchanged 

 on the 27th, it was resolved by ship's council not to make any further 

 attempt that year to penetrate northwards and on the same day the 

 vessel again anchored south of Pendulum Island. On September 1st 

 they anchored in Germania Harbour. From the 10th to the 13th an 

 expedition was made by the ship to Flache Bay, where among other 

 things Dronning Augusta Valley was explored, after which the ship 

 was finally laid up in winter quarters in Germania Harbour on Sabine 

 Island on September 13th. 



Sledge journeys were now at once begun. The first was made 

 by KoLDEWEY from the 14th to the 22nd of September and entered 

 Fligely Fjord. The second was undertaken by the Austrian lieutenant 

 Payer from the 27th October to the 4th of November and went down 

 along the land, outside Cape Borlace Warren and into the fjord, which 

 was supposed to go north round Clavering Island down to Gale Hamkes 

 Bay. This proved to be the case also and on both sledge journeys 

 the chart originally prepared by Clavering was extended and improved. 

 This ended the sledge journeys for that year. 



In the course of the winter all preparations were made for the 

 great sledge expedition, which in spring was to seek as far northwards 

 as possible and almost entirely journey over regions, which had never 

 before been visited by Europeans. The sledge journey was carried 

 out from March 24th to April 27th 1870 by Koldewey and Payer, 

 with some of the crew, who dragged the sledges themselves, no dogs 

 being with them. Under great exertions the sledge expedition succeeded 

 in charting and exploring the main features of the coast up to Cape 

 Bismarck (77°01'), which was reached on April 11th. 



During May, from the 8th to the 29th, Payer undertook another 

 sledge journey for the purpose of exploring Ardencaple Inlet. Owing 

 to the deep snow, however, Payer only reached to the mouth of this 

 fjord. 



Some smaller excursions were also made before the Germania 

 left Germania Harbour on July 22nd. After an attempt to push 

 northward with the ship, without reaching higher than the north 

 point of Shannon Island, the Germania on July 30th again turned 

 southward and on August 9th steamed into Kejser Franz Josephs 

 Fjord, the mouth of which had been seen by Clavering. From the 

 9th to the 13th they explored this extensive, previously unknown 

 fjord, after which the Germania sought its way out through the ice 

 and made for home. 



