1908–1909 North Pole expedition

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The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.

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instanceOf Arctic expedition ⓘ
polar exploration mission ⓘ
claimedAchievement first successful attainment of the geographic North Pole ⓘ
claimedArrivalDateAtPole 1909-04-06 ⓘ
controversyTopic accuracy of Peary’s navigation ⓘ
completeness of supporting records ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
departurePoint New York City ⓘ
destination geographic North Pole ⓘ
linked to: North Pole
documentedInWork The North Pole (book by Robert E. Peary) ⓘ
endDate 1909 ⓘ
era Heroic Age of Polar Exploration ⓘ
evidenceType diary records ⓘ
navigational observations ⓘ
sextant readings ⓘ
fieldOfActivity polar exploration ⓘ
hazard blizzards ⓘ
crevasses ⓘ
extreme cold ⓘ
moving sea ice ⓘ
leader Robert Edwin Peary ⓘ
linked to: Robert E. Peary
methodOfTravel dog sled ⓘ
on foot ⓘ
notableOutcome long‑running debate among historians and explorers ⓘ
widespread public acclaim for Robert Peary in the United States ⓘ
notableParticipantRole Matthew Henson as key polar assistant and navigator ⓘ
operatedIn Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Canadian Arctic Archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Archipelago
opposedClaimBy Frederick Cook ⓘ
participant Egingwah ⓘ
Matthew Henson ⓘ
Ooqueah ⓘ
Ootah ⓘ
Seegloo ⓘ
primaryObjective to reach the geographic North Pole ⓘ
regionExplored High Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
relatedEvent Frederick Cook’s 1907–1909 Arctic expedition ⓘ
routeFeature Arctic Ocean pack ice ⓘ
sponsor Peary Arctic Club ⓘ
stagingArea Cape Sheridan ⓘ
Ellesmere Island ⓘ
startDate 1908 ⓘ
statusOfClaim controversial ⓘ
disputed ⓘ
transportUsed ship Roosevelt ⓘ
linked to: SS Roosevelt
usedAnimalPower sled dogs ⓘ
usedTechnology chronometer ⓘ
compass ⓘ
sextant ⓘ

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Robert E. Peary → notableWork → 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
SS Roosevelt → usedIn → Peary's 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
SS Roosevelt → associatedWith → Peary Arctic expeditions ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
Matthew Henson → participantIn → Peary Arctic expeditions ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
Matthew Henson → participantIn → 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
Heroic Age of Antarctic and Arctic Exploration → includesEvent → Peary’s North Pole attempt ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
Cape Sheridan → expeditionStagingAreaFor → Robert Peary’s 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The North Pole (book) → mainSubject → Peary expedition to the North Pole (1908–1909) ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole → about → 1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole → describesEvent → Peary 1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ
linked to: 1908–1909 North Pole expedition