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How did Fridtjof Nansen meet Frederick Jackson in Franz Josef Land?
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Fridtjof Nansen
Fridtjof Nansen, 1915.
After wintering in Franz Josef Land following his attempt to reach the North Pole, Fridtjof Nansen and his companion Hjalmar Johansen were traveling toward Spitsbergen when they encountered Frederick Jackson and his party on June 17, 1896.1
Jackson, a British explorer, was leading the Jackson-Harmsworth expedition to investigate the islands as a potential stepping-stone to the pole. Following this chance meeting, Nansen and Johansen returned to Norway aboard Jacksonâs ship, the Windward.21