The Polar Record, No. 46, July 1953
Page 793, line 1. For R. Lassus read *R. Lassus.
Page 797, line 11. For 1949 read 1950.
Page 801, line 15 and map. For Stubendorfbreen read Stubendorffbreen.
Page 801, map. For Trygvebreen read Tryggvebreen.
Page 802, line 3. For Stubendorfbreen read Stubendorffbreen.
Page 802, lines 1 and 3. For Trygvebreen read Tryggvebreen.
Page 802, lines 14–15. For plotted on a scale of read to an accuracy of.
Page 35, line 43. For aluminium read galvanized iron.
Page 36, line 10. Delete similar to that described by Bingham (1941, p. 380).
Page 63, footnote. For an even larger read another. For 900 read 708.
Page 107, line 30. Delete [FRANçOIS?].
[The following corrections to the note about the first year's work of the British North Greenland Expedition of 1952–54, which was compiled largely from intermittent signals from the leader of the expedition, have been made with the help of the senior scientist, who returned to the United Kingdom in 1953.]
Page 47, line 38. For three read two.
Page 48, line 12. For 14 read 13.
Page 48, line 13. For 30 read 20.
Page 48, line 36. For lat. 78° 7′ N., long. 38° 10′ W. read lat. 70° 5′ N., long. 38° 29′ W.
Page 48, line 37. For 230-mile read 250-mile.
Page 48, line 44. For sledged some 200 miles read walked some 150 miles.
Page 49, line 9. For beginning read second week.
Page 49, line 10. For Oakley read Oakley and the three men at “Northice”.
Page 49, lines 18–19. Delete from Saelsoen some 30 miles southwards over the sea ice.
Page 49, line 24. For to Danmarkshavn read north.
Page 49, line 43. For thirty miles were covered read. The five-man seismic team and the three men who were to relieve those at “Northice” went ahead of the gravi-metric team. They covered thirty miles.
Page 50, lines 3–5. Delete On 13 May the five-man seismic team and the three men who were to relieve those at “Northice” set out westwards in four Weasels, leaving the gravimetric team to follow more slowly with the other three Weasels.
Page 50, line 9. For during the return journey to read at “Northice”, and as no results were obtained there the team headed back towards Dronning Louises Land, making further unsuccessful soundings on the way.
Page 50, lines 12–13. For in order to continue the gravimetric survey between “Depot Nunatak” and Dronning Louises Land read to “Britannia Lake” for the airlift.
Page 50, line 29. For 60 read 94.
Page 50, line 30. For 16 read 17.
Page 50, line 32. For on the following day read carrying three of the returning members of the expedition—Hamilton, J. D. Peacock and Slesser.
Page 50, lines 33–36. For and then landed at “Britannia Lake” to collect the two guests and the eight returning members of the expedition—Hamilton, Dr H. E. Lewis, Slesser, J. D. Peacock, G. F. Cadd, Walker, Agar and Boardman read. More explosives were dropped on the 20th by a flying-boat which later landed at “Britannia Lake” to collect the two guests and the other five returning members of the expedition—Captain J. S. Agar, R.S., Boardman, G. F. Cadd, Dr H. E. Lewis, and Walker.
Page 50, line 38. Delete mechanical transport officer.
Page 50, line 44. For relieve Dean and Jones read be stationed for the autumn.