The change of direction to south-west provided much better travelling conditions, probably because the course to Franz Josef Land was broadly parallel to the lines of disturbance in the ice instead of perpendicular to them.
Ændring af retning mod sydvest gav meget bedre rejseforhold, sandsynligvis fordi kursen mod Frans Josefs land stort set var parallel med de ujævne linjer i isen frem for vinkelret på dem.