34 G. Amdrup. 



in over the inland ice in 1895 ^. Starting from his winter quarters, 

 his intention was to reach Independence Bay and then pass over this 

 bay to the land in the north and explore it. On April 1st 1895 Peary 

 left his winter quarters in Bowdoin Bay, a bay close to the east of 

 Mc. Gormick Bay, and arrived on May 15th at Independence Bay 

 at the same place as in 1892. On his arrival here Pe.\ry had used 

 up almost all his provisions, but fortune favoured him and just as 

 in 1892 he succeeded in shooting a number of musk-ox. To penetrate 

 further, however, was impossible. Peary was obliged to turn and 

 on June 23rd he arrived again at Bowdoin Bay. 



But Peary would not give up the aim he had once set his mind 

 on and in 1898 — 1902^ he made another attempt, this time however 

 along the same route as Lockwood had followed in 1882. 



On April 15th 1900 Peary set out from Fort Conger (81"44' N. lat. 

 and 64"45' W. long.) on Grinnell Land, travelled right across Robe- 

 son Channel and then followed the N. W. coast of Greenland on 

 the sea ice. On May 8th Peary reached Lockwood Island (83°24' 

 N. lat., 40°46' W. long.), to Avhich Lockwood had reached on May 

 13th 1882, and which had been the end point of the latter's sledge 

 journey ^. 



On May 13th Peary reached Cape Morris K. Jesup (83°39' N. lat., 

 ca. 33°30' W. long.)*, which he considered to be the 'Arctic Ultima 

 Thule", and thus also the northernmost point of the land north of 

 Greenland. 



Peary now advanced northwards on the sea ice, but on May 

 16th at 83°50' N. lat. he came across open water and was obhged 

 to return to the coast. He now (4)ntinued eastwards along the coast; 

 on May 19th he passed Cape Bridgman and arrived on the 20th at 

 Cape Clarence Wyckoff (82°57'.7 N. lat., 23°09' W. long.^), where 

 a cairn was built and a report buried under it*. Here as practically 

 during the whole time Peary was enveloped in a fog but believed 

 he saw in a clear moment a magnificent, easily recognisable mountain 



/^ Robert E. Peary: Northward over the great ice. Vol. II, pp. 437 — 

 524. London 1898. 



- Bulletin of the Geographical Society of Philadelphia. January 1904. Phil- 

 adelphia. 



R. Б. Peary: Nearest the Pole, pp. 321 — 333. London 1907. 



^ Adolphus W. Greely: Report on the Proceedings of the United States 

 Expedition to Lady Franklin Bay. Grinnell Land. Vol. I, pp. 186 — 189. Wash- 

 ington 1888. 



■* Peary does not indicate the observeii longitude, for which reason this 

 has been omitted from the chart. 



•^ Determined by Captain .J. P. Koch. 



" Peary built a cairn at the foot of a promontory, which he assumed lay 

 on an island, Clarence WyckolT Island. Koch has shown however that there 

 is no island, the promontory which he calls Cape Clarence VVyckoiï lying in reality 

 on Peary Land. 



