An account of the work of the British North Greenland Expedition, 1952, which set out to probe the secrets of the Greenland ice-cap. Shows the arrival of the Norwegian sealing vessel at the Expedition’s southern base at Britannia, and the setting out of the small group of explorers to establish observations posts 250 miles from the main camp.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011910
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions - Discovery and exploration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greenland - Exploring expeditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Arctic regions - Research
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
History → Great Britain - History - 20th century
History → Greenland - Exploring expeditions
History → History
Places → Arctic regions
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)