382 A rctic and A ntarctic Exploration [part i 
was ultimately rescued by a sailing boat, which took them 
to the Danish settlement of Proven. 
The difficulties encountered, the dangers faced and 
overcome, the sufferings bravely endured, the scientific 
work throwing light on the climatic conditions and physio- 
graphy of the Greenland interior, place all these Danish 
enterprises very high in the glorious record of polar 
discovery. 
