Lesson 13:Louise Arner Boyd and Glaciers

Eventually, another ship found and rescued General
Nobile and his crew. Amundsen, however, was never found.
For her efforts, the King of Norway honored Boyd in a
formal ceremony.
More Arctic Journeys
Over the next few years, Boyd affirmed her vision of what
she wanted to do. Her goal was to explore Arctic areas that had
never been mapped. Boyd returned to the Arctic in 1931 fully
prepared. This time, she hired a larger and more durable ship,
the Veslekari. Its captain, Johan Olson, was a famous Arctic ship
captain. Boyd also brought along scientists to help map and
explore the Arctic.
Life on board the Veslekari was not easy. The seas were
rough. The cabins were sparse. But Boyd and her crew
succeeded in their mission, even under the difficult conditions.
They found an opening in the ice that surrounded the coast
of Greenland. This area had never been explored. Boyd took
photographs and gathered plant samples. The scientists
traveling with her studied the glaciers and mapped the area.
When Boyd returned, she reported her findings to the
government of Denmark. (Greenland is a part of Denmark.)
Much to her surprise, the Danish government named the
area Boyd found Wiesboydlund, which is Danish for “Miss
Boyd Land.” They also named one of the glaciers Boyd had
found, “Louise,” in her honor.
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