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Cook Expedition to the Pole Under Dr George Frederick Cook
Report on the Bradley funded polar dash led by Dr. Cook to Ellesmere Land and the Polar Sea with Eskimo crews, eight sledges and 12 dog teams. Provisions landed Aug 27 1907 at Etah. Francke returns with letters in 1908. plans for a 600 mile crossing toward the pole amid ice floes and leads amid harsh weather.
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North Pole
George Frederick A. Cook
John R. Bradley
New York
Cook
Dr. Cook
Bradley
Etah
Greenland
Pole
Rensfer Bay
Polar Sea
Peary
Smith's Sound
Elismere Land
Rudolph Francke
Erik
St. John’s
N. F
Francke
Annatok
Melville Bay
Cape Hubbard
Ellsmoreland
North Star Bay
Roosevelt
Mskimos
Ellsmereland
Cape Farewell
Annatok Road
C. Hubbard
Rudolph
Ellesmere Land
Picodilma
Egingwah
Igloodo
North Star
Frederick A. Cook
Utah