Ernest de Koven Leffingwell Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
Ernest de Koven Leffingwell was a prominent American geologist and Arctic explorer, known for his expeditions to the North Slope of Alaska. In connection to his work, a timeline game has been developed to help players understand the sequence of events in Arctic exploration history.
- Players must correctly place key expeditions in the order they occurred
- Events include the first successful North Pole expedition, the discovery of the Northwest Passage, and Leffingwell’s own contributions to Arctic exploration
- The game challenges players to think critically about the progression of Arctic exploration and the impact of key figures like Leffingwell
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- June 13, 1875: Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1897: Graduated from Harvard University
- 1899: Joined the Harriman Alaska Expedition
- 1907: Published his first scientific paper on glaciers in Alaska
- 1911: Became a member of the American Geographical Society
- 1913-1917: Served as geologist on the Crocker Land Expedition
- 1919: Published 'The Canning River Region, Northern Alaska'
- 1920: Led the Corwin-Ledyard Expedition to the Arctic
- 1923: Established the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4 in Alaska
- 1926: Received the Cullum Geographical Medal from the American Geographical Society
- 1928-1929: Led the St. Roch Expedition to the Arctic
- 1933: Published 'The Canning River Region, Northern Alaska: Description of the Brooks Range and North Slope, with a Reconnaissance of the Northern Part of the Romanzof Mountains and the Noatak Valley'
- 1934: Received the Vega Medal from the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography
- 1948-1950: Served as president of the Arctic Institute of North America
- 1957: Published 'The Geobotany of the Noatak District, Alaska'
- January 27, 1971: Died in Bethesda, Maryland