Nansen reaches northernmost point of expedition
Happened: 1895-04-07
Description
On 3 April, after days of difficult travel, Nansen privately began to wonder if the pole might, after all, be out of reach. Unless the surface improved, their food would not last them to the pole and then on to Franz Josef Land.[67] The next day they calculated their position at a disappointing 86°3'; Nansen confided in his diary that: "I have become more and more convinced we ought to turn before time." After making camp on 7 April Nansen scouted ahead on snowshoes looking for a path forward, but saw only "a veritable chaos of iceblocks stretching as far as the horizon". He decided that they would go no further north, and would head for Cape Fligely in Franz Josef Land. Nansen recorded the latitude of their final northerly camp as 86°13.6′N, almost three degrees (169.6 nautical miles, or 314 km) beyond Greely's previous Farthest North mark.
Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nansen's Fram expedition (webpage from Wikipedia) | A starred article about the expedition | Link |
Expeditions
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Start Head Count | End Head Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nansen's Fram expedition | 1893 | 1896 | 12 | 12 |
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