The Two Voyages of the Pandora

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In 1875 and 1876

Allen Young

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 May 2012

Historical geography; Geographical discovery & exploration; Classic travel writing

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Sir Allen Young (1827–1915), was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. He took part in several expeditions before those of the Pandora including as navigator to McClintock on the Fox to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin. He was also in command of the Fox on the 1860 North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition to assess the practicality of a cable route between Europe and America across the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. In 1875 and 1876 he led two expeditions in the Canadian Arctic on the steam yacht Pandora. The first, the British North-West Passage Expedition, was an attempt to reach the magnetic pole via Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound, and to navigate the North-West Passage in one season. The second was a further attempt on the North-West Passage, but also to deliver dispatches to George Nares' Arctic expedition. These compelling accounts were first published together in 1879.

By: Allen Young
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9781108050104
ISBN 10: 1108050107
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 03 May 2012
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; Part I. The First Voyage of the Pandora: 1. The voyage to Greenland; 2. The kryolite mine; 3. Navigation on the coast of Greenland; 4. Godhavn and the Waigat; 5. The passage through Melville Bay; 6. The Cary Islands; 7. Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait; 8. Beechey Island; 9. Peel Strait; 10. An impassable barrier; 11. A perilous race with the ice; 12. A second visit to the Cary Islands; 13. The voyage home; Part II. The Second Voyage of the Pandora: 1. Preparations for the voyage; 2. The voyage to Disco; 3. Disco; 4. Kudliset and Upernivik; 5. Melville Bay; 6. A hurricane in the north water; 7. Littleton Island and Pandora Harbour; 8. Cape Isabella; 9. Attempts to reach Cape Isabella; 10. Second visit to Cape Isabella; 11. Driven out of Smith Sound; 12. Visit to the Arctic highlanders; 13. Back at Upernivik; 14. Meeting with the Polar ships; 15. Homeward bound; Appendix.