Abstract
THIS volume is the English edition of the account, originally published in Sweden, of Dr. Sven Hedin's great expedition to the Gobi Desert, or rather of the first stage, which in the winter of 1927-1928 brought him to Urumchi. The author considers this the greatest expedition of his life, and it was certainly a marvel of organisation and equipment. Unfortunately, it was impossible to carry out one part of the programme. At Urumchi the governor of the Province of Sikiang refused to allow the eight German airmen to fly over the inaccessible parts of the desert and they had to return home. In other branches of investigation, but especially in geology, geography, and archaeology, the expedition has achieved some remarkable results, of which the scope is outlined in this book.
Across the Gobi Desert.
By Sven Hedin. Pp. xxii + 402 + 67 plates. (London: George Rout-ledge and Sons, Ltd., 1931.) 25s. net.
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Across the Gobi Desert. Nature 130, 151 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130151b0
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