"Discovery" winter quarters, 81° 44’ N, Spring 1876, temp - 64, Sun 1 above horizon


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Albumen Print attributed to Thomas Mitchell. Image shows the full length of the HMS Discovery, trapped in the ice pack during the winter of 1876. Taken during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876, led by Captain George Strong Nares. Page 14 of an album titled "Her Majesty's Ships the Alert & Discovery. 1875-1876. Vol. 2."
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