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The Denmark expedition, also known as the Denmark Expedition to Greenland's Northeast Coast and the Danmark Expedition after the ship's name, was an expedition to northeastern Greenland in 1906–1908.
Expedition leader Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
Expedition members on the deck of the ship
Navy Cliff, the easternmost point accurately mapped by Robert Peary in the Independence Fjord area. Features drawn by Peary east of it were mere guesswork that fatally misled the main exploration team led by Mylius-Erichsen.
Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen
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Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen was a Danish author, ethnologist, and Arctic explorer. He played a central role in early 20th-century exploration of Greenland, leading the Denmark Expedition, which mapped larg
Denmark expedition
…northeastern Greenland in 1906–1908. Despite being overshadowed by the deaths under unusual circumstances of three of the expedition's leading members (Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907), Niels Peter Høeg Hagen (1877–1907), and Jørgen Brønlund (1877–1907)), the Denmark expedition was not a failure. It achieved its main…
Mylius-Erichsen, c. early 20th century