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Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The Western Sledge Party under the leadership of Lt. Aldridge, RN. They explored 220 miles of the northern shore of Ellesmere Island in April, 1876.
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      • BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1875-1876 ...
      • Map of British Arctic Expedition, 1875-1876.
      • Close up of HMS Alert in ice field.
      • Sunday morning on board the "Alert." From Harper'...
      • HMS Alert, iced over, in North Atlantic.
      • HMS Alert caught in ice off Cape Beechy.
      • The Western Sledge Party under the leadership of L...
      • The HMS Alert (left) and HMS Discovery (right).
      • Floeberg Beach-- Spring.
      • HMS Alert stopped by the ice off Cape Prescott.
      • Discovery Bay-- Winter.
      • Discovery Bay-- Summer.
      • Some of the HMS Alert crew, September 11, 1876.
      • The HMS Alert near Holsteinborg.
      • Admiral Sir George Strong Nares, KCB. Led the Brit...