Abstract
The geological programme commenced in Washington Land during 1975 (Henriksen & Peel, 1976) was continued at an amplified level during July and August 1976 when parties from the Geodetic Institute and the Institute for Surveying and Photogrammetry, Technical University of Denmark, joined three groups from GGU in a combined operation. The natural landing strip at the eastem extremity of Cass Fjord (fig. 10) again served as a base camp, but parties worked throughout Washington Land with supportfrom a Greenlandair Charter Bell 204 helicopter periodically travelling north from Thule Air Base.
Highlights
W. 1959: Report on Operation Groundhog (1958) North Greenland
The geological programme commenced in Washington Land during 1975 (Henriksen & Peel, 1976) was continued at an amplified level during July and August 1976 when parties from the Geodetic Institute and the Institute for Surveying and Photogrammetry, Technicai University ofDenmark,joined three groups from GGU in a combined operation
The natural landing strip at the eastem extremity of Cass Fjord again served as a base camp, but parties worked throughout Washington Land with support from a Greenlandair Charter Bell 204 helicopter periodically travelling north from Thule Air Base
Summary
W. 1959: Report on Operation Groundhog (1958) North Greenland. 1932: Map of North Greenland, scale 1:300000, 18 sheets. 1972: Annex A, Survey report.ln Joint Services Expedition, North Peary Land, 1969, 11 pp.
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