Excerpt from The Norwegian North Polar Expedition, 1893-1896, Vol. 1: Scientific ResultsThe expedition in the Fra/m must, to some extent, be regarded as a pioneer undertaking. It was trying a new mode of travelling for penetrating into the unknown region of the sea surrounding the North Pole. It was not easy beforehand to calculate what difficulties might there be met with, or what struggles for life the members of the expedition might have to go through.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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