Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Books
- Left on the Ice The Karluk Disaster and the Canadian Arctic Expedition's Fight for Survival · Liszt Think
In August 1913, the Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, became trapped in pack ice off Alaska. When leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson departed on a hunting trip, he never returned to the vessel.
- The Ship and the Plan…he pressure of drifting pack ice. He tapped again. The echo remained flat. In 1914, members of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, organized by Vilhjalmur Stefansson, would be marooned on Wrangel Island for nine months after their ship, Karluk, was crushed in the ice pack. This outcome lay invisible to t…
- The Leader and the Captain…han paint and pitch to survive the Chukchi pack. For her role in the Canadian Arctic Expedition, she had been acquired by expedition leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson in 1913 for the bargain price of $10, 000, and sold at cost to the Canadian government when it assumed overall responsibility for the exped…
- Into the Gripping Ice…in their immediate assessment, fundamental threat to expedition purposes. The Canadian Arctic Expedition had been organized and directed by Vilhjalmur Stefansson to explore the regions west of Parry Archipelago for the Government of Canada. Three ships were employed: the Karluk, the Mary Sachs, and t…