Abstract
BRITISH tradition in Spitsbergen dates from Stuart times, when English sailors explored the coasts and fiords of that northern land. Later, Phipps, with whom was the midshipman destined to be Lord Nelson, and Lord Dufferin, added to our associations. Scientifically, however, the tradition is barely half a century old, Sir Martin Conway's expedition being virtually the first serious attempt of British men of science to grapple with the problems— geographical and geological—of Spitsbergen. Within the last few years, the exploration work of the late Dr. W. S. Bruce, the detailed geological investigations of the Scottish Spitsbergen Syndicate, and the results of the several Oxford University expeditions, have put the seal upon our interest and research.
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Vol. 1. Scientific Results of the First Oxford University Expedition to Spitsbergen (1921). Pp. xi + 454 + 17 plates. (London: Oxford University Press, 1925.) 30s. net.
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SWINTON, W. Spitsbergen Papers . Nature 117, 295–296 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117295a0
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