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Mørkefjord expedition

Index Mørkefjord expedition

The 1938–39 Mørkefjord expedition, also known as the Danish Northeast Greenland Expedition (Dansk Nordøstgrønland ekspedition), sent out by Alf Trolle, Ebbe Munck, and Eigil Knuth in memory of the Denmark Expedition", was an exploratory expedition to Northeast Greenland led by Eigil Knuth (1903 – 1996). [1]

15 relations: Alfred Wegener, Arctic exploration, Cartographic expeditions to Greenland, Danish Meteorological Institute, De Havilland Tiger Moth, Eigil Knuth, Godfred Hansen Island, Greenland, Johan Peter Koch, King Frederick VIII Land, Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, List of Arctic expeditions, Nanok East Greenland Fishing Company, Paul Gelting, World War II.

Alfred Wegener

Alfred Lothar Wegener (–) was a German polar researcher, geophysicist and meteorologist.

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Arctic exploration

Arctic exploration is the physical exploration of the Arctic region of the Earth.

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Cartographic expeditions to Greenland

This is a list of recognised pioneering expeditions to Greenland that contributed to the cartography of the territory.

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Danish Meteorological Institute

The Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI; Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut) is the official Danish meteorological institute, administrated by the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate.

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De Havilland Tiger Moth

The de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company.

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Eigil Knuth

Count Eigil Knuth (8 August 1903 – 12 March 1996) was a Danish explorer, archaeologist, sculptor and writer.

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Godfred Hansen Island

Godfred Hansen Island is an uninhabited island of the Greenland Sea, Greenland.

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Greenland

Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat,; Grønland) is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

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Johan Peter Koch

Johan Peter Koch (15 January 1870 – 13 January 1928) was a Danish captain and explorer of the Arctic dependencies of Denmark, born at Vestenskov.

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King Frederick VIII Land

King Frederick VIII Land (Kong Frederik VIII Land) is a major geographic division of northeastern Greenland.

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Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark

Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (Knud Christian Frederik Michael; 27 July 1900 – 14 June 1976), was the younger son and child of Christian X and Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

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List of Arctic expeditions

This list of Arctic expeditions is a timeline of historic expeditions in, and explorers of, the Arctic.

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Nanok East Greenland Fishing Company

Nanok East Greenland Fishing Company (Østgrønlandsk Fangstkompagni Nanok A/S (ØFNAS)), generally known as 'Nanok' —meaning "polar bear" in Greenlandic, was a Danish company in Greenland.

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Paul Gelting

Paul Emil Elliot Gelting (30 March 1905 – 18 February 1964) was a Danish ecologist, botanist and lichenologist.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Danish Northeast Greenland Expedition, Mørkefjord Expedition.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mørkefjord_expedition

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