Jackson–Harmsworth Expedition William Speirs Bruce

fridtjof nansen

windward arrived @ cape flora on 25 july bruce found jackson s expedition party had been joined fridtjof nansen , companion hjalmar johansen. 2 norwegians had been living on ice more year since leaving ship fram dash north pole, , pure chance had brought them 1 inhabited spot among thousands of square miles of arctic wastes. bruce mentions meeting nansen in letter mill, , acquaintance celebrated norwegian future source of advice , encouragement.

during year @ cape flora bruce collected around 700 zoological specimens, in disagreeable conditions. according jackson: no pleasant job dabble in icy-cold water, thermometer degrees below zero, or plod in summer through snow, slush , mud many miles in search of animal life, have known mr bruce . jackson named cape bruce after him, on northern edge of northbrook island, @ 80°55′n. jackson less pleased bruce s proprietarial attitude personal specimens, refused entrust british museum expedition s other finds. tendency towards scientific conceit , , lack of tact in interpersonal dealings, demonstrations of character flaws in later life held against him.