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Fritz Hans Schwarzenbach

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    Botanical Observations on the Penny Highlands of Baffin Island
    • 2010

      Botanical Observations on the Penny Highlands of Baffin Island

      A historical document

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The narrative centers on F.H. Schwarzenbach's participation in the 1953 Second Baffin Island Expedition, where he documented his botanical research in a comprehensive report that remained unpublished due to funding issues. In 1975, Doris Löve translated a draft of this report into English, which was later referenced in a 1980 publication. A rediscovered original translation allowed Schwarzenbach to compare it with the 1962 German report, enriching the text with 1953 images. This work fills a gap in literature about Ayuittuq National Park and serves as a historical document on mid-20th-century polar research methodologies.

      Botanical Observations on the Penny Highlands of Baffin Island