Historical person
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
1879–1962
Vilhjalmur Stefansson was a Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnographer who promoted adaptation to northern environments and organised major expeditions. His attempt to claim Wrangel Island through a privately organised settlement ended in disaster, with Ada Blackjack the only survivor of the initial party.
In non-fiction, Vilhjalmur Stefansson is discussed in Giles Milton’s Empire at the Edge of the World. In Giles Milton’s Empire at the Edge of the World, in 1921, explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson attempted to establish a settlement on Wrangel Island and claim the remote Arctic territory for the British Empire.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1 book)
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