▁continued . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁August , ▁when ▁they ▁had ▁covered ▁about ▁ ▁and ▁had ▁reached ▁Um iv ik ▁Bay , ▁N ansen ▁decided ▁that ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁still ▁far ▁south ▁of ▁his ▁intended ▁starting ▁place , ▁they ▁needed ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁crossing ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁became ▁too ▁advanced ▁for ▁travel . ▁After ▁landing ▁at ▁Um iv ik , ▁they ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁days ▁prepar ing ▁for ▁their ▁journey , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁they ▁set ▁out . ▁They ▁were ▁heading ▁north - west , ▁towards ▁Christian ha ab ▁( now ▁Q as ig ian ng uit ) ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁Green land ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Dis ko ▁Bay , ▁ ▁away . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Frid t j of ▁N ansen : ▁The ▁Cross ing ▁of ▁Green land ▁List ▁of ▁f j ords ▁of ▁Green land ▁S ø ren ▁Nor by ▁Islands ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁B jar ne ▁Gr ø n now , ▁J ens ▁F og ▁J ensen ▁( 2 0 0 3 ). ▁The ▁Northern most ▁Ru ins ▁of ▁the ▁Glo be . ▁Museum ▁T us cul an um ▁Press . ▁▁▁ ▁( First ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁by ▁Ger ald ▁D uck worth ) ▁ ▁Tr . ▁as ▁E sk imo ▁Life , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Picture ▁of ▁Um iv ik ▁Bay , ▁Green land ▁The ▁British ▁Ar ctic ▁Air ▁Route ▁Ex ped ition . ▁ ▁Category : B ays