Note 176 — Chapter XLII · EAST COAST OF GREENLAND—DANISH EXPEDITIONS
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His Royal Highness Philippe Duc D’Orléans made a voyage to that part of the coast on board the Belgica with M. Gerlache as his master in 1905. He stood northwards along the land ice, and succeeded in effecting a landing to the north of Cape Bismarck in 77° 36′ N. On July 31st he was in 78° 16′, the furthest north ever attained by a ship on this coast, and he could see as far as 78° 30′. In August he again landed in 77° 36′, the place receiving the name of Cape Philippe.