Reconnaissance of the Thule group and underlying basement rocks between Inglefield Bredning and Melville Bugt, western North Greenland

Abstract

Field work was undertaken in August and September using boat transport locally bired from Avatak Henson of Moriussaq and Innuterssuak Uvdloriak of Siorapaluk. Travel from Thule Air Base to headquarters at Thule at the end of July was by D.S. Coastguard icebreaker Westwind. The work was a southerly continuation of the coastal programme started in 1971 (Dawes, 1972). About 1000 km of coastline was traversed including Herbert ø, Northumberland ø, Haklyut ø, Saunders ø and Wolstenholme ø. Heavy ice conditions in mid-September prevented penetration into the fjords between Kap York and Savigsivik.