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Allman Bay

During the period of August 18, 1898 through August 2, 1899, American explorer Robert Peary's ship was ice-bound in Allman Bay.

Bache Peninsula

The peninsula is adjacent to water on three sides: Peary Bay to the north, named after American explorer Robert Peary, Bartlett Bay to the east, and Buchanan Bay to the south.

Cape Columbia

Robert Peary chose the Cape as the location for the northernmost depot of his final attempt to reach the Pole (1909), not only for its proximity but because it lay far enough west to be out of the ice current setting down Robeson Channel.

Cape Sheridan

Cape Sheridan was the wintering site of Robert Peary's final quest to reach the north pole in 1908/1909; the Cape Sheridan Depot being located there.

Etah, Greenland

Etah was used in the past as a base camp for several Arctic expeditions, including Knud Rasmussen's expeditions to the northern coast of Greenland, Robert Peary's failed attempts at the North Pole, the ill-fated Crocker Land Expedition of 1913, the Humphrey Expedition of 1934-35, the MacGregor Arctic Expedition in 1937-38, and the Haig Thomas Expedition of 1938.

Grant Land

Situated on the north coast, Cape Columbia, is the northernmost point of Canada, only 770 km from the North Pole, and was used as the final point on land for Peary's North Pole expedition in 1909.

Kaffeklubben Island

-- First recorded sighting? Was it not known by native peoples? --> by the American explorer Robert Peary in 1900; however, Kaffeklubben was not visited until 1921.

Kenn Harper

His book Give Me My Father's Body: The Story of Minik, the New York Eskimo tells the story of Minik Wallace, a member of the Inughuit or "Polar Eskimo" tribe who was among a group taken by Robert Peary from his home in northwest Greenland to New York.

Matthew Henson Residence

Largely forgotten, he was arguably the first man to reach the North Pole in 1909, as he was assigned the task of breaking trail in explorer Robert Peary's expedition.

Ole Jørgen Hammeken

In February 2009, Hammeken planned a centennial dog sled trip from northern Canada to the North Pole, 771 km (480 mi), one-way, minimum distance, retracing the footsteps of Robert Peary.

Samuel Oschin

He was a noted adventure traveller, retracing Robert Peary's voyage to the North Pole, paddling up the Amazon in a dugout canoe, and crossing the Alps on an elephant following the model of Hannibal.

Timeline of the flag of the United States

1909 Robert Peary places the flag his wife sewed atop the North Pole.

Will Steger

Will Steger joins Amelia Earhart, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen and Jacques-Yves Cousteau in receiving the National Geographic Society's John Oliver La Gorce Medal for "accomplishments in geographic exploration, in the sciences, and for public service to advance international understanding" in 1995.