Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface to the Original German Edition xi
5. Preface to the English Edition xv
6. Introduction: Germans and Inuit on Baffin Island in the 1880s 1
7. Abbreviations 29
8. Period of Preparation in Germany, 1882-1883 33
9. On Board the Germania from Hamburg to Baffin Island, June -July 1883 45
10. In the Drift and Pack Ice off Baffin Island, July-August 1883 55
11. Winding Down the German Polar Station, K'ingua, September 1883 79
12. Late Fall Boat Trips in the Sound, September-October 1883 95
13. Investigations at K'exerten, October-December 1883 142
14. Inuit, Igloos, and Dogs: Journeys on the Ice of Tinixdjuarbing, December 1883 - May 1884 166
15. Overland to Davis Strait: From Kingnait to Padli, May 1884 231
16. Along the East Coast of Baffin Island: Survey Trips on the Sea Ice, May-July 1884 237
17. At K'ivitung: Waiting for the Whalers, July-August 1884 262
18. Leaving the Inuit and the Arctic, August-September 1884 273
19. Appendix 1. Dog Names 283
20. Appendix 2. Names of Ships and Boats 284
21. Glossary 287
22. References 293
23. Index 301