tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post2111331224326262228..comments2024-03-18T18:05:25.821-07:00Comments on VISIONS OF THE NORTH: A tale of a Spoon (Part 1)Russell Potterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873756940955163469.post-48547031945103166702014-11-04T13:05:12.023-08:002014-11-04T13:05:12.023-08:00A p.s. as to Crown Prince Frederik Island -- it wa...A p.s. as to Crown Prince Frederik Island -- it was indeed first sighted by Hall, but apparently was absent or not accurately positioned on most charts; this led Knud Rasmussen to name it after then crown prince Frederik (later <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_IX_of_Denmark" rel="nofollow">Frederik IX of Denmark</a> when he passed through the area on the Fifth Thule Expedition in April of 1922. Russell Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023313195827310776noreply@blogger.com