the Arctic, 05 Aug 1892: Opening up Greenland
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Political map of the Arctic & the Far North on 05 Aug 1892 (Claiming the Far North: Opening up Greenland), showing the following events: North-West Rebellion; Canadian Pacific Railway; Crossing of Greenland; Peary’s Greenland crossing.

C a n a d a(Br. dom.)

District
of Alaska(US)

Greenland(Den./KGH)

N o r t h - W e s t T e r r i t o r i e s(Can. terr.)

British
Columbia

Newfoundland(Br.)

Norway(to Swed.)

District of
Keewatin(Can. terr.)

Kuril
Islands(Jap.)

Wrangel(uninh.)

Aleutian
Islands(US)

Finland(to Rus.)

Spitsbergen(uninh.)

New
Siberian
Is.(uninh.)

Franz
Josef Land(uninh.)

Jan Mayen(uninh.)

Faroe Is.(Den.)

Avg max
ice cover
Feb/Mar

Avg max
ice cover
Aug/Sep

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