{"id":736007,"date":"2024-04-15T13:14:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T11:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/?p=736007"},"modified":"2024-06-26T10:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:48:44","slug":"greenland-east-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/en\/greenland-east-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Explorers of the East Coast of Greenland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|\u201d hover_enabled=\u201d0\u2033 global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201d0\u2033]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">200 years of adventures on the edge of Greenland<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It will take courage, self-sacrifice and good luck for intrepid travelers to explore the <strong>eastern coast of Greenland<\/strong>, which is still wild today. The fault of the ice certainly but not only\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d link_font=\u201d||||on||||\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_4_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_4_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_4_font_size=\u201d22px\u201d header_4_line_height=\u201d1.5em\u201d header_5_font=\u201d|700|||||||\u201d header_5_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_5_font_size=\u201d18px\u201d header_5_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d header_6_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_6_font_size=\u201d16px\u201d header_6_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||27px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>First discoveries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The story is actually very old, and starts with bold navigators from <strong>Scandinavia<\/strong>. Around 860, the <strong>Vikings<\/strong> first conquered <strong>Iceland<\/strong>, literally the \u201cland of ice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Around 980, their leader <strong>Erik the Red<\/strong>, banished from this colony, discovered a new land further west which he deliberately named <strong>Greenland<\/strong>, the \u201cgreen land\u201d. The avowed aim was to attract new settlers to this large island, which was then green during the summer on its coastline.<\/p>\n<p>In the 13th century, the Vikings were at their peak, with between 3,000 and 6,000 settlers living on the <strong>west coast of Greenland<\/strong> and the south of the east coast. They will totally disappear during the 15th century, or maybe before. Conflicts? Epidemics? Climate? The mystery has still not been solved.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/iStock-905540434-2.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dBateaux Vikings\u201d title_text=\u201dViking ships on the water under the sunlight and dark storm\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Three centuries later, the<strong> icy Arctic Ocean<\/strong> became popular with whalers and sealers. Hunting and fishing are miraculous but the approach of the East coast is still forbidden.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d21px||21px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>An inaccessible coast<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the west coast, the <strong>east coast of Greenland<\/strong> is difficult to access. This is due to the omnipresence, even in summer, of <strong>sea ice<\/strong> made up of pieces of dislocated pack ice in which <strong>icebergs<\/strong> are embedded, and which drifts along a powerful marine current from the northeast of Greenland to Cape Farwell at the southern tip, while the <strong>winds and tides constantly modify the freezing conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||2px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The waltz of explorers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/GROENLAND_COTE_DE_BLOSSEVILLE_HELICOPTERE\u00a9StudioPONANT_OphelieBLeunven.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dCroisi\u00e8re au Mexique pour d\u00e9couvrir l\u2019origine du cacao\u201d title_text=\u201dGROENLAND_COTE_DE_BLOSSEVILLE_HELICOPTERE\u00a9StudioPONANT_OphelieBLeunven\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, half a dozen <strong>scientific expeditions<\/strong> succeeded in exploring this eastern coast during the 19th century, including those of the <strong>British William Scoresby<\/strong> in 1822, <strong>Edward Sabine<\/strong> and <strong>Douglas Clavering<\/strong> the following year, the <strong>Swedish Otto Nordenskj\u00f6ld<\/strong> in 1883 and the <strong>Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen<\/strong> 10 years later. As for the whale hunters, there were probably many who succeeded in this feat, but none of them left a record of their visit.<\/p>\n<p>The French navigator <strong>Jules Poret, baron de Blosseville<\/strong>, was an ambitious sailor. His encounters with explorers such as <strong>Sir John Franklin<\/strong>, who was one of the first to attempt to map the <strong>Northwest Passage<\/strong>, encouraged him to mount his own expedition. In 1833, he was charged with<strong> exploring the coasts of Iceland and Greenland<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>During the summer of 1833, the commander of <em>La Lilloise<\/em> reached the eastern coast and recognized uncharted lands between 68\u00b034\u2032 and 68\u00b055\u2032 latitude, and drew the first map. However, it later sank in a shipwreck. No trace of <em>La Lilloise<\/em> and its sailors was ever found and this inhabited land was called \u201cBlosseville Coast\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u201d2_5,3_5\u2033 admin_label=\u201dMEA \u2013 decalage\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d1000px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d21px||21px||true|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d2_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|on||||||\u201d header_2_text_align=\u201dleft\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#ffffff\u201d header_2_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d background_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d|-30%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d|0%|||false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d custom_padding=\u201d30px|75%|30px|20px|true|false\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px|||true|false\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h2>Polar exploration and literature<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201d3_5\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_enable_color=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d background_color=\u201d#f7f7f7\u2033 custom_margin=\u201d50px|||-25%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_tablet=\u201d0px|||0%|false|false\u201d custom_margin_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_margin_last_edited=\u201don|desktop\u201d custom_padding=\u201d40px|40px|40px|40px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_tablet=\u201d|20px||20px|true|true\u201d custom_padding_phone=\u201d\u201d custom_padding_last_edited=\u201don|tablet\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The disappearance of Blosseville left its mark on a famous writer. <strong>Jules Verne<\/strong> mentioned the fate of the sailor-explorer in three of his novels: <em>A Journey to the Center of The Earth<\/em> (1864), <em>The Adventures of Captain Hatteras<\/em> (1866) and <em>An Antarctic Mystery<\/em><em> \u00a0<\/em>(1897).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\u201d1\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||22px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||0px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||37px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Danish explorers Georg Carl Amdrup and Gustav Holm<\/strong> also made a major contribution to the exploration and mapping of this eastern coastline. Gustav Holm led the first scientific expeditions programmed by the Danish government to study the former Viking colonies between 1880 and 1884. In 1882, he succeeded in sailing into <strong>Ammassalik Bay<\/strong>, where he discovered the existence of <strong>eleven Inuit communities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another French navigator distinguished himself during an expedition accomplished in 1905 with the three-masted ship <em>Le Belgica<\/em>. On July 28th, <strong>the Duke of Orleans<\/strong> discovered an unknown land that he named \u201cTerre de France\u201d (Land of France), soon renamed \u201cTerre du Duc d\u2019Orl\u00e9ans\u201d (Land of the Duke of Orleans) in his memory.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d custom_padding=\u201d6px|||||\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201dhttps:\/\/escales.ponant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/O300422_Reykjavik-Reykjavik\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane-Monneret.jpg\u201d alt=\u201dCroisi\u00e8re au Mexique pour d\u00e9couvrir l\u2019origine du cacao\u201d title_text=\u201dO300422_Reykjavik-Reykjavik\u00a9StudioPONANT_Morgane Monneret\u201d align=\u201dcenter\u201d _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.24.2\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d1px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>Between 1925 and 1936, <strong>the French commander Jean-Baptiste Charcot<\/strong> multiplied his navigations in the Greenland Sea and his stopovers in <strong>Scoresby Sund<\/strong>, establishing friendly relations with the natives.<\/p>\n<p>These experiences led the \u201cgentleman of the poles\u201d (Charcot\u2019s nickname) to participate in the installation of <strong>the first French polar station<\/strong> during the second International Polar Year (1932-1933). About fifteen sailors and scientists thus realized <strong>the first French wintering north of the Arctic Circle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d max_width=\u201d900px\u201d custom_padding=\u201d7px||7px||true|false\u201d locked=\u201doff\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201d4_4\u2033 _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201d4.16\u2033 _module_preset=\u201ddefault\u201d text_font=\u201d||||||||\u201d text_line_height=\u201d1.8em\u201d header_2_font=\u201d|300|||||||\u201d header_2_text_color=\u201d#334556\u2033 header_2_font_size=\u201d38px\u201d header_3_font=\u201d|600|||||||\u201d header_3_text_color=\u201d#307f90\u2033 header_3_font_size=\u201d26px\u201d header_3_line_height=\u201d1.4em\u201d text_orientation=\u201djustified\u201d custom_padding=\u201d0px||9px||false|false\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The heart of men<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>His name is<strong> Paul-\u00c9mile Victor<\/strong> and he does not lack nerve. Thanks to his mentor, <strong>Commander Charcot<\/strong>, the young 27-year-old ethnologist was deposited during the summer of 1934 in <strong>Ammassalik<\/strong>, on the east coast of Greenland. He undertook to study for a year those who are still called \u201cEskimos\u201d, their habits and customs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quickly adopted, \u201cWittou\u201d (his nickname) multiplied his field visits. 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