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Russians Push Arctic Study for Short Route Across the World
Russian scientists and aviators begin an extensive Arctic data gathering effort from 68 weather stations and an ice floe expedition near the pole, exploring weather patterns, potential air routes, and mineral wealth while eyeing a profitable shortcut over the top of the world and expanding Alaskan and Canadian claims.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Arctic
Russia
United States
Alaska
Canada
British Columbia
Great Britain
Antarctic
Northwest Passage
Henry Hudson
Arctic Sea
Sir Hubert Wilkins
North America
Europe
Asia
Pole
Greenland
Moscow
Pacific Alaska Airways
Pan-American
United States Bureau of Air Commerce
Juneau
Fairbanks
America
T. D. Pattulla
Wey
Avistora
Wights
Temperate