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June 25, 1902
The Star
Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Captain Koldewey's account of winter on Greenland's east coast describes the 'voices' of ice, including sounds like singing, cracking, human voices, and animal steps, charming on still nights.
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Voices of the Ice.
The winter of the far north is not wholly silent, although so little life is manifested at that season. A paragraph from Captain Koldewey's account of his winter's stay on the east coast of Greenland, remarks the Youth's Companion, makes this fact very clear:
All these movements of the ice—the gradual crowding and pressing, bending and pushing, the breaking of the masses of snow lying at the "ice-foot"—do not go on noiselessly, but are generally accompanied by certain sounds, which are called "voices" of the ice.
Now we hear a low singing, splashings or grumbling alternating with various other noises, cracking and snapping; now it sounds irregularly from a great distance, like a confusion of human voices, the changing din of a train or a sledging party, or, you fancy you hear the steps and voices of all sorts of animals,
There is a charm in listening to these sounds on a still night.
The winter of the far north is not wholly silent, although so little life is manifested at that season. A paragraph from Captain Koldewey's account of his winter's stay on the east coast of Greenland, remarks the Youth's Companion, makes this fact very clear:
All these movements of the ice—the gradual crowding and pressing, bending and pushing, the breaking of the masses of snow lying at the "ice-foot"—do not go on noiselessly, but are generally accompanied by certain sounds, which are called "voices" of the ice.
Now we hear a low singing, splashings or grumbling alternating with various other noises, cracking and snapping; now it sounds irregularly from a great distance, like a confusion of human voices, the changing din of a train or a sledging party, or, you fancy you hear the steps and voices of all sorts of animals,
There is a charm in listening to these sounds on a still night.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Ice Voices
Greenland Winter
Captain Koldewey
Arctic Sounds
Natural Phenomenon
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Koldewey
Where did it happen?
East Coast Of Greenland
Story Details
Key Persons
Captain Koldewey
Location
East Coast Of Greenland
Event Date
Winter
Story Details
Account of ice movements producing sounds called 'voices of the ice,' including singing, grumbling, cracking, and resemblances to human or animal noises, during winter stay.