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106 RGS-IBG Polar Expeditions Manual FREDSTON, J. Rowing to latitude- Journeys along the Arctic Edge. North Point Press 312pp FREUCHEN and SALOMONSEN (1959) The Arctic Year. Jonathan Cape, London. A somewhat dated and now out of print book, but with tremendous detail on the arctic environment of the Canadian Arctic. HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS, D. (1997) Toughing it Out: the adventures of a polar explorer and mountaineer. Orion Publications: 263pp. ISBN 0-75281-1576. KURALT, C. (1969) To the Top of the World: the First Plaistead Polar Expedition. Hutchinson. London MORTON, K. (1997) Planning a wilderness trip in Canada and Alaska. Rocky Mountain Books, Calgary, Canada. NUNATSIAQ. The newspaper of Nunavat. Website: www.nunatsiaq.com NWT TOURIST INFORMATION The Explorers guide A useful info source on the Northwest Territories, also published yearly by Nunavat Tourism. THE NUNAVUT HANDBOOK (1999) Successor to The Baffin Handbook (published 1993 by Soubliere, M.), this volume covers most of the Canadian Northwest Territories including the newly created Nunavat territories. Available from Box 8, Iqaluit, NT, X0A 0H01, Canada. Fax: +1 613 727 6910. A new edition is due in July 2004, $35 which can be ordered online via www.arctictravel.com. SHACKELTON, E. (1937), Arctic Journeys: the Story of the Oxford University Ellesmere Land Expedition . Hodder & Stoughton . London STARKELL, D (1996) Paddle to the Arctic. 313pp. An account of the first person to kayak the NorthWest Passage solo from Hudson’s Bay to Alaska. TOURISM YUKON Canada’s Yukon. Published annually. A useful information source for the Yukon Territories. TURK, J (1998) Cold Oceans-Adventures in Kayak, Rowboat and Dogsled. Harper Perennial, New York. Includes accounts of a rowing boat journey down the MacKenzie River and along the NorthWest passage to Panlatuk; a dogsled journey from Iqualuit to Broughton Island (Eaffin Island), a kayak journey from ----------- (Greenland). VARIGAS, F. (1983) Dix Chiens pour un Reve. Albin Michael. Pari. French text account of solo dogsled exped of 7,000 km from Frobisher Bay (Baffin Island) to Dawson (Yukon Territory) in 1 year. WATERMAN, J (2002) Arctic Crossing-One Man’s 2,200 mile Odessey Among the Invit. The Lyons Press. 376pp.
IV. Greenland (and Iceland) Appendices 107 Greenland was granted home rule from Denmark in 1979 and has a population of some 55,000 people, the bulk of whom live on its west coast. In 2002 the Danish Polar Centre approved approx. 38 sporting expeditions to Greenland of which some 17 expeditions were icecap expeditions and a further 8 or so mountaineering expeditions. Permissions Contact the Danish Polar Centre in Copenhagen. The Centre adheres strictly to the deadlines set for the submission of applications. They do not unfairly withhold permission for expeditions providing they can demonstrate competence on the application. They will also need details of the expeditions Search and Rescue (SAR) insurance. Travel SAS fly to Sondre Stromfjord and Narsarsuaq from Copenhagen several times a week. Icelandair fly from Reyjavik to Narsarsuaq a few times a week. Greenlandair offer a DASH 7 link from Rekjavik Iceland to Kulusuk in East Greenland and Sondre Stromfjord. Once in Greenland, helicopter and smaller fixed wing aircraft connect with the other Greenlandic settlements. The charter division of Flugfelag Islands (Air Island), formerly operating under the name of Flugfelag Nordurland, operates charter service between Iceland and Greenland and has two ski-equipped Twin Otter aircraft with a payload of approx. 900kg to Greenland. They also have Metro and Fokker 50 aircraft, the latter with a 4.5 tonne payload to Greenland. Once in Greenland, movement between settlements or to expedition areas is possible using local boats. Haggling can usually secure a craft of any size. Useful Institutes/Organisations for Greenland Expeditions Colorado University Greenland Weather (stations). This web site provides hourly transmission from 10+ weather sites on the Greenland ice cap including DYE II, the DEW line station which was manned during the 2000 season and supplied by ski-equipped C130 aircraft /c of the New York Air National Guard operating from Sondre Stromfjord. Website: http://cires.colorado.edu/steffen/aws/current_GC-Net_plots.html Danish Polar Centre, Strangade 100H, DK-1401 Kobenhaven K, Denmark. Tel: +45 32 880 100; fax: +45 32 880 101; email: dpc@dpc.dk; website: www.dpc.dk. Library and co-ordination of all sporting and scientific projects visiting Greenland. DPC and DPC website have forms one needs to apply for sport or science expedition to east or north coast, or the Greenland icecap. See www.dpc.dk/Res&Log/start.html for listing or previous years expeds and approved projects Greenland Tourism, Denmark Office, PO Box 1139, Pilestraede 52, DK-1010 Copenhagen, Denmark. Greenland Guide. Website: www.greenland-guide.gl
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