Report on the Danmark expedition to the north-east coast. 



67 



It can be understood, that this report, which appeared at a time 

 when nothing was known as to the fate of the Danmark Expedition, 

 roused a considerable amount of anxiety in expert circles in Denmark. 

 For all indicated, that the year 1906 was a difficult ice year, which 

 indeed has been fully confirmed by the above report on the voyage 

 through the ice. 



The honour was so much the greater, that the Expedition had 

 successfully reached into the coast. But not only that. It reached 

 as far to the north as had been hoped for on the whole under the most 

 faA^ourable conditions ^ and went into Axinter quarters further north 

 than any other ship had earlier succeeded in doing on the east coast 

 of Greenland. 



And this was not merely a chance. As will be seen from the аЬол'е, 

 it was the result of луогк planned by Mylius-Erichsen and carried 

 out mth a definite aim, whilst the captain of the ship, Trolle, and 

 the ice-pilot, Ring, assisted by all onboard, succeeded in accomplishing 

 Mylius-Erighsen's plans and hopes. 



Another л'егу important result for the Expedition should be 

 mentioned. It succeeded in bringing all the dogs up to the Greenland 

 coast in good condition, which naturally was of the greatest importance 

 for the successful outcome of the Expedition. This was due, without 

 doubt, in addition to the expert care devoted to them all the time 

 by Mylius-Erichsen and the three Greenlanders, in great measure 

 to the fact, that whale meat had been obtained at the Færoes and 

 fresh seal and bear among the ice. 



It was thus under the most favourable auspices, that the work 

 on land could be started. 



Extracts from the log. 



for the voyage from Jan Mayen and into the east coast of Greenland. 







Temper- 



Position 



Position 



and date 



Weather 



ature 

 air sea 



estimated 



observed 



N.lat. iW.long. 



N. lat. W.long. 



1 

 4 a.m. S.E.2 



overcast 



3.9 



3.0 













8 - . E.S.E.2 



overcast 



4.2 



2.5 



— 



— 



— 



— 



Saturday 



12NooniE.S.E.2 



overcast 



3.3 



2.3 



71° 28' 



5° 08' 



— 



— 



28. July 



4 p.m. E.S.E.2 



overcast 



3.8 1 2.3 



71° 37' 



4° sa 



— 



— 





8 - E.S.E.2 



overcast 



3.0 1 2.3 



71° 63' 



4° 35' 



— 



— 



i 



12 Mn. E.S.E.2 



fog 



3.« 



2.1 



72° 10' 



4° 17' 



" 





See p. 39. 



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