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J. A. D. Jensen

Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen (24 July 1849 in Flensburg – November 24, 1936 in Copenhagen) was a Danish naval officer and Arctic explorer. He assisted the geological exploration along the Greenland west coast. He is particularly renowned for his explorations of the inland ice sheet. He led an expedition that discovered nunataks now named after him: J. A. D. Jensens Nunatakker.[1] The geologist of the expedtition, A. Kornerup, collected no less than 27 species of Angiosperms on the nunataks.[2]

In 1911, he changed his name to Jens Arnold Diderich Jensen Bildsøe.

Literature

  1. ^ Jensen, J. A. D. (1878). J.A.D. Jensens indberetning om den af ham ledede expedition i 1878. Meddelelser om Grønland (in Danish). Vol. 1. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Lange, J.; Kornerup, A. (1879). "1. Bemærkninger om de af Cand. Kornerup i 1878 samlede planter paa vestkysten af Grønland (J. Lange), 2. Det organiske liv paa en af Nunatakkerne (A. Kornerup)". Meddelelser om Grønland (in Danish). 1 (4). {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

See also

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