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Bookmark or Share- Who Discovered the North Pole? | SmithsonianA century ago, explorer Robert Peary earned fame for discovering the North Pole, but did Frederick Cook get there first?
- The First to Reach the North Pole | SmithsonianIt has been 100 years (and two days) since the New York Times announced that Robert E. Peary had reached the North Pole on April 16, 1909, making him the first man to do so. (News traveled much...
- Robert Peary - WikipediaRobert Edwin Peary Sr. (/ ˈ p ɪər i /; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Robert Edwin Peary Encyclopedia Arctica 15: Biographies - DartmouthROBERT E (DWIN) PEARY. Rear Admiral Robert E (dwin) Peary (1856-1920), one of the greatest of all explorers and the discoverer of the North Pole, was born in Wash– ington (since 1893 Cresson) township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, May 6, 1856, the son of Charles Nutter and Mary (Wiley) Peary. When Robert was three years of age his father ...
- Admiral Robert E. Peary - American Polar SocietyAdmiral Robert E. Peary (1856-1920) was an American Navy officer and explorer who made several expeditions to the Arctic. He is credited—with substantial justification—for being, on April 6, 1909, the first person to reach the North Pole.
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