«The book describes the Swiss meteorologist Alfred De Quervain’s crossing of the Greenlandic icecap from West Greenland to East Greenland in 1912, and how a small piece of Switzerland came to East Greenland. The books two authors have through travels, historical sources and with the collaboration with the Greenlandic Place Names Committee, rediscovered the almost unknown Switzerland in East Greenland north of Tasiilaq. Through expedition history and place name research, the two authors have also managed to make this piece of history relevant in our time. As a result of their work, Alfred De Quervain’s place names have been placed on a modern map, and some of them have been officially recognized as the name for the place. The book is richly illustrated with maps and photos.» (The Greenlandic Society)
Käuflich kann dieses Buch hier bezogen werden und in einer Bibliothek in der Schweiz ist es hier einsehbar.
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