nansen introduced the kayak, and most explorers since have followed his example.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
The shorter way, over Schley Land and northward through nansen Sound, was possible only if game in abundance was secured en route.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
High glacier-abandoned valleys with gradual slopes to the water's edge, gave the Heiberg shores on nansen Sound a different type of landscape from that of the opposite shores.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook