In 1930 a (very) young British explorer led a small team to explore the eastern coast of Greenland – an unknown expanse, mysterious even to the Inuits.
Into The Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap
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£21.99
Edition:Hardback978039386811117/02/2023
Categories: 13. New Year 2023: Travel, New Year 2023, Travel
Tags: Exploration, Northbound
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