MacGregor Arctic Expedition (1937-1938)
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MacGregor Arctic Expedition to Etah, Greenland, set sail from Port Newark, New Jersey, on July 1, 1937, for Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. The purpose of the expedition was to collect weather data. On the homeward leg, the Baffin Bay ice jam held the ship for six weeks. The expedition encountered a tropical hurricane in September 1938 on the way back to New Jersey. The expedition party returned to New York on October 4, 1938.
Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Isaac Schlossbach papers, 1928-1973: | National Archives at College Park |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| referencedIn | Wikipedia.org, Feb. 8, 2016 | ||
| referencedIn | Wikipedia.org, Feb. 8, 2016 |
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| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Port Newark (N.J.) | |||
| Etah (Greenland) |
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Active 1937-07-01
Active 1938-10-04
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