page_title: Sermilik
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Sermilik / History
caption_attribution_description: Norsk bokmål: Selfangstskipet «Jason» i isen. Skipet hadde Grønlandsekspedisjonen om bord. Den forlot skipet i båter den 17. juli 1888 utenfor Sermilik (Grønlands østkyst). Ett av bildene fra ekspedisjonen over Grønland i perioden juli 1888 til mai 1889. Fridtjof Nansen sammen med 5 norske deltagere krysset Grønland i løpet av en 42-dagers skiferd fra øst- mot vestkysten. English: The seal hunting vessel «Jason» in the ice. The ship had the members of the Greenland expedition on board. They left the ship in boats on July 17, 1888 outside of Sermilik (on the east coast of Greenland). One of the pictures from the expedition to Greenland in the period July 1888 to May 1889. Fridtjof Nansen together with 5 other Norwegian participants crossed Greenland in the course of a 42-day skiing trip from the east to the west coast. Deutsch: Das Robbenfangschiff ³Jason² im Eis. Das Schiff hatte die Grönlandexpedition an Bord. Die verliess das Schiff in Booten am 17. Juli 1888 ausserhalb von Sermilik (Ostküste Grönlands). Eines der Bilder von der Expedition über Grönland in der Zeit Juli 1888 bis Mai 1889. Fridtjof Nansen überquerte Grönland zusammen mit 5 norwegischen Teilnehmer im Laufe einer 42-tägigen Skitour von der Ost- zur Westküste. Español: El buque de faena «Jason» en el hielo. A bordo estaba la expedición a Groenlandia. Se abandonó el buque en barcos el 17 de julio 1888 fuera de Sermilik (en la costa oriental de Groenlandia). Una de las fotos de la expedición que atravesó Groenlandia en el periodo julio 1888 a mayo 1889. Fridtjof Nansen cruzó Groenlandia esquiando junto con 5 participantes noruegos. la expedición que partió de la costa oriental, necesitó 42 días para llegar a la costa occidental. Nederlands: Het schip voor zeehondenjacht, de ³Jason², vastgelopen in het ijs. Het schip vervoerde de deelnemers aan de expeditie naar Groenland. Zij verlieten het schip in bootjes buiten Sermilik (aan de oostkust van Groenland) op 17 juli 1888. Een foto van de expeditie naar Groenland van juli 1888 tot mei 1889. Fridtjof Nansen en vijf andere Noorse deelnemers trokken in 42 dagen op ski's van de oost- naar de westkust van Groenland in 42 dagen. Depicted place&#58; Grønlandshavet
context_page_description: Sermilik is a fjord in eastern Greenland. It is part of the Sermersooq municipality.
  The settlement of Tasiilaq is located about 15 km to the east of the mouth of the fjord.
context_section_description: Initially Fridtjof Nansen had thought that Sermilik would offer a route up to reach the ice cap for his projected westward overland crossing.
  On 3 June 1888 Nansen's party was picked up from the north-western Icelandic port of Ísafjörður by Norwegian sealer Jason. A week later the Greenland coast was sighted, but progress was hindered by thick pack ice. On 17 July, with the coast still 20 kilometres (12 mi) away, Nansen decided to launch the small boats; they were within sight of the Sermilik Fjord, which Nansen
  The expedition left Jason "in good spirits and with the highest hopes of a fortunate result", according to Jason's captain. There followed days of extreme frustration for the party as, prevented by weather and sea conditions from reaching the shore, they drifted southwards with the ice. Most of this time was spent camping on the ice itself—it was too dangerous to launch the boats. By 29 July they were 380 kilometres (240 mi) south of the point where they had left the ship. On that day they finally reached land, but were too far south to begin the crossing. After a brief rest, Nansen ordered the team back into the boats and to begin rowing north. In the end Nansen finally began his crossing at Umivik Bay.
caption: Seal hunting vessel Jason stuck in the ice off Sermilik in 1888. The ship had the members of the Greenland Expedition on board.
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