The North Atlantic telegraph via the Færöe Isles, Iceland, and Greenland

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Title

The North Atlantic telegraph via the Færöe Isles, Iceland, and Greenland : Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of Great Britain, January 28th and February 11th, 1861.

Original Publication

London: Edward Stanford, 1861

Credits

Aaron Adrignola, Gísli Valgeirsson, Craig Kirkwood and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file made from scans of public domain material at Landsbókasafn Íslands (National and University Library of Iceland).)

Language

English

Subject

Transatlantic cables

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78797

Release Date

June 1, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH VIA THE FÆRÖE ISLES, ICELAND, AND GREENLAND.
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.MAPS, DIAGRAMS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.THE NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
7. 7.THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. — THE NORTH ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.
8. 8.SURVEY OF THE DEEP SEAS,
9. 9.SURVEY OF THE LANDING-PLACES — FÆRÖE ISLANDS. — Thorshaven. — Westmanshaven. — Haldervig. — ICELAND. — Berufiord. — Reikiavik. — GREENLAND. — Julianshaab Fiord. — Ice of the Greenland Seas. — Remarks upon the Seasons. — Conclusion.
10. 10.SURVEY OF THE LAND SECTIONS, — THE FÆRÖE ISLES. — ICELAND. — GREENLAND.
11. 11.THE FIORDS OF SOUTH GREENLAND,
12. 12.THE ELECTRIC CIRCUITS — LANDING PLACES AND LENGTHS OF CIRCUITS. — THE ELECTRIC CIRCUITS.
13. 13.THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.
14. 14.APPENDIX.
15. 15.Opinions of Lieut. von Zeilau, of the Royal Danish Army, and Arnljot Olafsson, Member of the Icelandic Diet (both of whom accompanied the “Fox” Telegraph Expedition in 1860), Commissioners appointed by the Royal Danish Government, on the practicability of the proposed telegraphic route. — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.Transcriber’s Notes:

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