HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
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HMS Alert pushed aground by ice, Radmore Harbour, 1875-187
Engraving showing HMS Alert as she was pushed ashore by the pressure of the ice surrounding her at Radmore Harbour, Kennedy Channel during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. In the summer of 1875 the British Admiralty sent Captain George Nares with two ships, HMS Alert and HMS Discovery, to make an attempt to reach the North Pole via Smith Sound. Although the attempt was unsuccessful, a new furthest North record was set, the coasts of Greenland and Ellesmere Island were charted and much scientific data gathered
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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1875 1876 Admiralty Aground Arctic Ashore Attempt Channel Charted Coasts Data Ellesmere Gathered Greenland Kennedy Nares Pole Pressure Pushed Reach Record Scientific Sound Surrounding Unsuccessful
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