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Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, April 1930 – September 1930. DMA NL 001/014.
[109] Fre[itag] 29. August [1930], morgens, auf Scheideck. In der Nacht zu gestern sind Loewe, Holzapfel und Frl. Osterberg nach Kamarujuk herabgekommen, und letztere beiden mitsamt allen Grönländern und Hunden und dem geliehenen Boot mit der Krabbe abgefahren (Uokumagrat, Kkatat, Umanak, Satut). Diesmal bin ich also nicht mit von der Partie. Mit Friederichs und Herdemerten war ich dann „im Heu“. Es trocknet jetzt wirklich sehr gut. Es war sehr warm und H. und F. arbeiteten mit entblößten Oberkörpern ein sonderbares Bild auf einer Polarexpedition! In Grünau trank ich
[109] Fri[day] 29 August [1930], morning, on the Scheideck. During the night, Loewe, Holzapfel, and Miss Osterberg came down to Kamurjuk, and the latter two departed together with all the Greenlanders and dogs, and a borrowed boat, on the Krabbe (Uokumagrat, Kkatat, Umanak, Satut). This time I didn’t join them. I was “in the hay” with Friederichs and Herdemerten. It is drying very well. It was very warm, and H. and F. were working with bare upper bodies: a strange image on a polar expedition! In Grünau, I drank
The Wegener Diaries: Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice
This virtual exhibition sheds light on Alfred Wegener’s expeditions to Greenland between 1906 and 1931. Its main focus is on the diaries Wegener wrote during his explorations, which offer unique insights into the manifold challenges man and material faced in Greenland’s extreme environments. You may choose to read the diaries in their original state, or browse the expeditions individually and read transcribed and translated excerpts by clicking on the individual chapters.
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