JOHANNESEN’S VOYAGE, 1869. 
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same regions, and then succeeded in penetrating the Kara Sea 
as far as the neighbourhood of Beli Ostrov, whence he returned 
to Norway through Alatotschkin Schar. Carlsen’s lead was 
immediately followed by several Norwegian hunters, one of 
whom, Edward Johanneses, made a very remarkable voyage, 
of which I will here give a brief account. 
Johannesen anchored on the 31st May, 1869, at Meschdu- 
schar Island, without having seen any drift-ice in the course 
EDWARD HOLM JOHANNESEN. 
Born in 1844, at Balsfjord Parsonage. 
of his voyage. He then sailed up along the west coast of 
Novaya Zemlya in nearly open water past Matotschkin Sound 
to Cape Nassau, w^hich was reached on the 19th June. Hence 
he returned, following the coast toward the south, until, on the 
29th June, he sailed through the Kara Port into the Kara Sea. 
This was passed in yery open water, and after coming to its 
