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MARC recordNew evidence places Peary at the Pole / Thomas D. Davies, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.).
| Title: | New evidence places Peary at the Pole / Thomas D. Davies, Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.). |
| Author(s): | Davies, Thomas D., |
| Date: | 1990. |
| In: | National Geographic. (1990.), Vol. 177(1) (1990) |
| Abstract: | Presents findings of Navigation Foundation investigation into Peary's claim to have reached the North Pole on 6 April, 1909. On basis of variety of evidence, including comparison of ocean-depth soundings recorded by expedition with modern profiles of Arctic Ocean floor and photogrammetric analysis of photographs taken near claimed position of Pole, Navigation Foundation upholds Peary's claim. |
| Notes: | National Geographic. Vol. 177(1) :44-61 (1990). |
| Keywords: | 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1908-09 Peary. 551.462 -- Submarine topography, bottom forms. 77 -- Photography and cinematography. 778 -- Photography, applications. W -- Expeditions and exploration. (*3) -- Arctic regions. (*301) -- North Pole. (*60) -- Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters. |
| SPRI record no.: | 102837 |
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