Eismitte was the site of an Arctic expedition in the interior of Greenland that took place from July of 1930 through August of 1931, and claimed the life of noted German scientist Alfred Wegener. The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Alfred Wegeners theory of continental drift was widely ridiculed in his day. ...

The name means "Eismitte" means Middle of the Ice in German, and the campsite was located 402 kilometers (250 miles) from the coast at an estimated altitude of 3,000 meters (9,843 feet). The coldest temperature recorded during the expedition was -64.9°C (-85 °F), while the warmest temperature noted was -2.8°C (27 °F). For the 12-month period beginning September 1, 1930 and ending August 31, 1931, the warmest month, July, had a mean monthly temperature of -12.2°C (10°F), while the coldest month, February, averaged -47.2°C (-53 °F). Over the same period a total of 110 millimeters (4.33 inches) of water-equivalent precipitation was recorded, with most of it, rather surprisingly, being received in winter. At the latitude of the camp, the sun does not set between May 13 and July 30 each year, and does not rise between November 23 and January 20. Temperature is the physical property of a system which underlies the common notions of hot and cold; the material with the higher temperature is said to be hotter. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

The coordinates of the site were 70°53′ N 40°42′ W.

Another station on the inland ice of Greenland was North Ice. North Ice was the name of a research station of the British North Greeland Expedition (1952 to 1954) on the inland ice. ...