He turned south.
Matthew Henson got to the North Pole in 1909
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North Pole
The first person to reach the North Pole is disputed, but Robert Peary and Matthew Henson were recognized for reaching the North Pole in 1909. Roald Amundsen was the first person to reach the geographic South Pole in 1911. Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909 did not attempt to reach the North Pole.
The North Pole.
Matthew Henson was a explorer who reach the north pole
1909
He traveled with Matthew Henson to the North Pole, and they together became the first to reach the North Pole.
They reached the north pole.
1909
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The leader of the first expedition to reach the North Pole is disputed. Historically, Robert Edwin Peary, an American explorer, and Matthew Henson, an African American explorer, are credited with reaching the North Pole in 1909. However, some modern historians and explorers question the accuracy of their claim.