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Ejnar Mikkelsen (1880-1971) was a Danish polar explorer and writer who led several expeditions to Greenland. He is known for his discoveries, rescues, and writings about the Arctic, and for the Ejnar Mikkelsen Range and the HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen.
- The Seafaring Youth of Ejnar Mikkelsen
- The Expedition to Recover Lost Maps in Greenland
- How Ejnar Mikkelsen and Iver Iversen Battled Against The Ice
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Born on December 23, 1880, in Vester-Brønderslev, Denmark, Ejnar Mikkelsen gravitated to the seas since he was a child. Raised by generations that had risked their lives in treacherous expeditions, he grew up with tales of Arctic adventure and unprecedented discoveries. It soon became a lifelong passion to do the same. Mikkelsen was only 14 years o...
The ill-fated Danmarkexpedition of 1907 saw Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen, Niels Peter Høeg-Hagen, and Jørgen Brønlund set out to prove that Greenland was a single unified island that belonged exclusively to Denmark. But in doing so, they relied on Robert E. Peary’s maps of northeast Greenland, which included the hypothetical “Peary Channel” dividing the ...
As chronicled in his 1913 book Lost in the Arctic, Ejnar Mikkelsen and Iver Iversen left the ship once again in March 1910. By May, they had found the diary of Mylius-Erichsen and confirmed that Peary Channel did not exist, however, their struggles had just begun. Summer had arrived, and the ice they had traversed by sled to get to the site was mel...
Learn about Ejnar Mikkelsen's life and adventures, from his childhood passion for the seas to his epic journey to recover lost maps and journals in Greenland. Discover how he and his crewmate endured two brutal winters stranded in the ice and inspired a Netflix movie.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is bringing Ejnar Mikkelsen’s death-defying Arctic expedition to the big screen. Here’s the history behind it.
Feb 22, 2022 · Learn how the Netflix movie Against the Ice compares to the true story of Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen and his 1909 expedition to Greenland. Find out the facts and fiction about his mission, his crew, and his discoveries.
Ejnar Mikkelsen was a Danish polar explorer and author. Mikkelsen went to sea at the age of 14. He was inspired by dreams of polar exploration, and at age 16 he walked the 320 miles (515 km) from Stockholm to Gothenburg in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade S.A. Andrée to take him on the latter’s.
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Against the Ice is a 2022 historical survival film starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen, who led an expedition to Greenland in 1909. The film is based on Mikkelsen's book Two Against the Ice, which recounts his and his companion's ordeal of being stranded for two winters in the Arctic.
A book by Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen about his 1910 expedition to Greenland with Iver P. Iversen. The book recounts their hardships, discoveries and survival, and was adapted into a Netflix film in 2022.
