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Description
Dog sled trip up the 141st Meridian to the Arctic Ocean.International Boundary Party under Assistant John H. Turner.Traveled from Porcupine to Arctic Ocean and back in 18 days.A round trip of over 400 miles --- lowest temperature was -50 Fahrenheit.March 27 to April 14, 1890
Credit
NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; Society of American Military Engineers
Display Date
1890
Location
Alaska-Canada Boundary 141st Meridian
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Geodesy
Getting There
On Horseback, Dog Sled
Keywords
Getting There
Dogsled