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Search The Public Domain ReviewEdward L. Moss, Shores of the Polar Sea: A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875–6 (London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1878).When the British Arctic Expedition set sail from Portsmouth on May 29, 1875, the explorers hoped to reach the highest latitude, and perhaps even approach the ever-elusive North Pole. It was believed that, should they successfully pass through Smith Sound, between Greenland and Canada’s Ellesmere Island, they would encounter an Open Polar Sea free from troublesome ice. With this primary goal, three steamships set out across the stormy...…Search The Public Domain ReviewEdward L. Moss, Shores of the Polar Sea: A Narrative of the Arctic Expedition of 1875–6 (London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1878).When the British Arctic Expedition set sail from Portsmouth on May 29, 1875, the explorers hoped to reach the highest latitude, and perhaps even approach the ever-elusive North Pole. It was believed that, should they successfully pass through Smith Sound, between Greenland and Canada’s Ellesmere Island, they would encounter an Open Polar Sea free from troublesome ice. With this primary goal, three steamships set out across the stormy...WW…
