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THE Japan papers report, with expressions of great regret, the loss, of which we have already had news by telegraph, of the A. E. Nordenskjöld, the little vessel which M. Sibiriakof fitted out for the relief of the Vega. The vessel left Yokohama on August 1, and was lost on August 5, near Nemora, at the north-eastern point of the island of Yesso. The A. E. Nordenskjöld was commanded by Capt. Sengstake, an Arctic explorer of repute, who, when called to this duty, had arranged to accompany Dr. Otto Finsch in his expedition to the Pacific. The crew consisted of picked Arctic sailors, and there were also on board M. Gregorief, representing the Russian Geographical Society, and Herr Dankelmann, of Leipsic, the delegate of the Bremen Society. All on board were saved and were stated to be returning to Yokohama.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 20, 629–630 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/020629f0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/020629f0