De Long Islands
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The De Long Islands are an uninhabited archipelago often included as part of the New Siberian Islands, lying north east of Novaya Sibir.
George W. DeLong
The eastern end of Bennett Island with its glaciated tombolo in the background
The dark coastal cliffs of Henrietta Island
1881 drawing of Jeannette Island
Jeannette expedition
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The Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, officially called the U.S. Arctic Expedition, was an attempt led by George W. De Long to reach the North Pole by pioneering a route from the Pacific Ocean throug
De Long Islands
…ground ice deposits are preserved on Zhokhov Island. Jeannette Island, Henrietta Island, and Bennett Island were discovered in 1881 by the ill-fated Jeannette Expedition, named after the USS Jeannette, and commanded by Lieutenant Commander George W. De Long. In August 1901, during the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902…
Jeannette at Le Havre in 1878, prior to her departure for San Francisco in a trip that would see her round Cape Horn
August Petermann
George W. De Long
Pandora, cruising in Smith Sound during one of her Arctic voyages