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Pole of Ice and Sleep The Polar Expedition Ends
The narrative recounts a grueling march to the pole with five outward treks and swift return, noting nearly twenty miles daily, brutal weather, and the triumph of reaching Cape Columbia before a final sleep at Cape Columbia. It details crew, Eskimo assistants, and later reflections on the expedition and its survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plunnet
Dertlett
Orison
Hecla
Columbia
Eighty Ninth Parallel
Greenland
Geal
Igloos
Eighty-Seventh Parallel
Marvin
Borup
Firth
Piheliaa
Vince
Cape Columbia
Ootah
Crane City
Roosevelt
Joe
McMillan
Cape Morris K. Jesup
Cape Nion
Cape Sabine
Whitney
Etah
Indian Harbor
North Pole
Labrador
Henson
Percy
Steward
Wardwell
Scott
Ken
Gusbne
Uartiett
Ana
Roetswain Murphy
Cook
Sremen
Connors
Murphy
Barnes
Seaman
Wiseman
Joyce
McMillen
Condon
Cody