The expedition left Denmark 24 July 1906 under the leadership of Ludvig Mylius Erichsen (b. 1872). The main task was to chart the coastline of North-eastern Greenland. Scientifically the expedition was a success, however, Mylius Erichsen, Jørgen Nikolaj Isak Brønlund (b. 1877) and Niels Peter Høeg Hagen (b. 1877) died in November 1907. The return to Copenhagen took place on 23 August 1908.
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