Army Ice Cap Swing Takes 22 Days for Round Trip of 276 Miles

Authors

  • United States Army. Polar R & D Center. Public Information Office

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic3560

Keywords:

Glacial epoch, Glacial landforms, Glaciers, Mass balance, Nunataks, Deglaciation, Glaciation

Abstract

Describes monthly supply trips from Camp Tuto to Camp Century on the Greenland icecap. The supplies are carried in trains (swings) of 20-ton sleds pulled by low-ground-pressure D-8 and D-9 tractors. Tractor breakdowns and adverse weather conditions prolonged a winter 1961-62 trip, which is reported in some detail.

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Published

1962-01-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (1962): March: 1–84

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