Farthest North, Vol. II: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896Nansen, Fridtjof
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Farthest North, Vol. II: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896
Nansen, Fridtjof
"Fram" Expedition (1893-1896); Arctic regions
Kayak 41 6 18.8
Two pieces of reindeer-skin, to prevent
chafing 1 12 0.8
A supply of dog-shoes 1 3 0.55
One Eskimo shooting-sledge with sail
(intended for possible seal-shooting
on the ice) 1 10 0.73
Two sledge sails 2 10 1.2
Pump 0 14 0.4
Oar-blades (made of canvas stretched on
frames, and intended to be lashed to
the ski-staffs) 1 2 0.5
Gun 7 2.7 3.26
Flask 0 5.9 0.17
Net (for catching crustacea in the sea) 0 5.2 0.15
One pair "komager" 1 15.7 0.9
Waterproof kayak overcoat of sealskin 2 3 1.0
Fur gaiters 0 7.3 0.21
Two reserve pieces of wood 0 9.8 0.28
Two tins of petroleum (about 5 gallons) 40 0.6 18.2
Several reserve snow-shoe fastenings 0 15.1 0.43
Lantern for changing plates, etc. 1 1.2 0.49
Artificial glass horizon 0 10.2 0.29
Bag with cords and nautical almanac 0 4.6 0.13
Pocket sextant 0 13.7 0.39
Two packets of matches 0 13.7 0.39
One reserve sheet of German silver (for
repaving plates under sledge-runners) 0 7.4 0.21
Pitch 0 3.5 0.1
Two minimum thermometers in cases 0 7.4 0.21
Three quicksilver thermometers in cases 0 4.9 0.14
One compass 0 8.8 0.25
One aluminium compass 0 8.4 0.24
,, ,, telescope 1 8.6 0.7
"Sennegraes" or sedge for Finn shoes 0 7 0.2
Bag with cartridges 26 1 11.85
Leather pouch with reserve shooting
requisites, parts for gun-locks,
reserve cocks, balls, powder, etc. 3 1 1.4
Leather pouch with glass bottle, one
spoon, and five pencils 0 10.6 0.3
Bag with navigation tables, nautical
almanac, cards, etc. 2 7 1.1
Tin box with diaries, letters,
photographs, observation-journals,
etc. 3 10 1.65
One cap for covering hole in deck of
kayak 0 8 0.23
One sack of meat-chocolate 17 10 8.0
One bag of soups 6 10 3.0
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