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The Two Voyages of the Pandora

In 1875 and 1876

Allen Young author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd May '12

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Young's 1879 accounts of his two expeditions to the Arctic to navigate the North-West Passage in the steam yacht Pandora.

Sir Allen Young (1827-1915) was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. These compelling accounts of his journeys on the steam yacht Pandora were first published together in 1879 and record his attempts to navigate the North-West Passage and to deliver dispatches to George Nares' expedition in the Canadian Arctic.Sir Allen Young (1827–1915), was a merchant navy officer and experienced polar explorer. He took part in several expeditions before those of the Pandora including as navigator to McClintock on the Fox to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin. He was also in command of the Fox on the 1860 North Atlantic Telegraph Expedition to assess the practicality of a cable route between Europe and America across the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland. In 1875 and 1876 he led two expeditions in the Canadian Arctic on the steam yacht Pandora. The first, the British North-West Passage Expedition, was an attempt to reach the magnetic pole via Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound, and to navigate the North-West Passage in one season. The second was a further attempt on the North-West Passage, but also to deliver dispatches to George Nares' Arctic expedition. These compelling accounts were first published together in 1879.

ISBN: 9781108050104

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm

Weight: 340g

230 pages