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Polar Exploration
Polar exploration refers to the physical exploration of the Arctic and Antarctica. Exploring these areas meant hiking over ice flows and glaciers. Explorers largely ventured into polar exploration during the 18th century.
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What are some of Matthew Henson's contributions?
Matthew Henson became the first African American to reach the north pole
Who explored the antarctica and discovered the magnetic south pole?
The South Magnetic Pole was first reached in Victoria Land on 16 January 1909 by T W Edgeworth David, Douglas Mawson and Alistair Mackay. These three men were part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Nimrod Expedition 1907 - 09.
Why did Matthew Henson go to the arctic?
Matthew Henson wanted to go to the arctic because he decided that he had nothing to lose.
I don't know but it was named after Douglas Mawson.
Owned, run and maintained by the Australian Antarctic Division.
Captain Nathaniel B Palmer who discovered Antarctica?
who is he? you should search it up on google.
jon bonjovi
What is the inspirational figure for robert peary?
Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary Was Born May 6, 1856. Even as a boy, Robert E. Peary, born on May 6, 1856, dreamed of exploring the "roof of the world,"
Did Matthew Henson ever write a book after his expedition to the north pole?
yes. called: how i died in cold, cold winters.
Successfully completed the Northeast Passage?
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld led the first complete crossing of the Northeast Passage in 1878/79.
What does John Cabot have to do with the Northwest Passage?
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Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681 - 1741) was Dane who served as a Navigator and Captain Kommander of the Russian Navy where he was known as Ivan Ivanovich. He saw service in the Baltic and the Azov Sea Fleet in the Russo Turkish War. His ships of exploration included the St Gabriel, St Peter and St Paul. His discoveries included the Aleutians and Alaska. The Bering Sea, Bering Glacier, Bering Land Bridge and Bering Island are all named for him.
What was the purpose of the Australasian Antarctic expedition?
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. Accomplishments were made in geology, glaciology and terrestrial biology.
Researchers in the 16th century itself has predicted the existence of the North Pole. Several explorers tried to reach the North Pole in the 18th century. In 1827, a British naval officer named William Edward Parry tried, but was forced to turn back.Later in 1871, an expedition led by American Charles Hall had also failed.In 1895 Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen got to 86 degrees 14' North prior to being forced back. The Italian whaler Stella Polare got to 86 degrees and 34'. In the first part of 19th century a man by name Frederick Cook who was an American declared that he reached the pole on April 21, 1908. But his expedition was not recognized due to lack of sufficient evidence. Later an American naval engineer Robert Peary claimed he reached the North Pole on April 6, 1909. His expedition is still under dispute. One of the objections was that none of Peary's men were trained for navigation. His expedition is also said to be 3 times faster than any other expeditions to the pole.
Why did explorers look for a northwest passage?
So they could find a quicker, safer, route to China to trade for spices and silk.
They wanted to find a shorter route to Asia to find spices/silks not made/found in their country quicker and cheaper, they also wanted a new route because the route would consist of less on-land travel which meant fewer landing taxes. They knew it would be possible because there was new theories being studied about the world,and new devices being made to help make traveling easier and quicker
The Northwest Passage was wanted to be found in order to find a pathway for trade with Asia.
Finding the Northwest Passage was important because people wanted to go to Asia for the silk, spices, slaves, and gold.
Goods from East Asia, such as silk and spices, were highly prized in Europe. However, traveling by land to the Far East was a long and perilous voyage.
So, sailors attempted to find a way to sail there. Columbus believed the world was round, and so he sailed west to get to Asia, although he miscalculated the incredible distance he would need to sail. When he discovered the Americas, people thought that he had found Asia, but the soon found out it wasn't Asia. Vasco da Gama came up with a different route, which circled around southern Africa and then crossed the Indian Ocean, although it was treacherous.
But Europeans still thought that you could sail west to get to Asia, like Columbus had believed. They just thought that they would need to find a waterway through the Americas, which were blocking their path. They called it the Northwest Passage, but it didn't exist and thus was never discovered.
The Europeans wanted to find a shorter route to Asia.They wanted to find it because the fur trade business was a growing business.Christopher Columbus thought this would work.
Where did Robert F. Scott die?
Captain Robert F Scott reached the South Pole on 17th of January, 1912, acknowledging in his diary that Amundsen had got there a month earlier. The last members of the Scott expedition (including Scott) were found dead, on their return path from the South Pole, by a rescue mission in November 1912.
Scott's diary indicated that he probably died on March 29, 1912 -- or at least during the last week of March.
He, together with Dr Wilson and Birdie Bowers were found in a tent less than 10 miles from One Ton Depot, where they could have found supplies. However, they were weathered into their tent for several weeks before their last diary entries, and died on the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica.
What things are named after Sir Douglas Mawson?
Features and places named after Sir Douglas Mawson, Antarctic explorer, include:
- Mawson's Peak, the highest point on Australian territory (not on the Australian mainland, but on Heard Island)
- Mawson Peninsula, an ice-covered peninsula on the George V Coast, on the west side of Slava Ice Shelf, Antarctica
- Cape Mawson, Charcot Island
- Mawson Glacier, Victoria Land
- Mawson Escarpment, on Lambert Glacier
- Mawson Station, a permanent base in Antarctica overseen by the Australian Antarctic Division
- Mawson Corridor, the sea passage between icebergs on the approach to Mawson Station at Holme Bay
- Mawson Coast, part of the coast of MacRobertson Land
How many children did Matthew Henson have and what were their names?
he only had 1 and his name was anauakaq
Where has Matthew Henson traveled?
Matthew Henson has traveled all the way to the North Pole. he was accompanied by Commander Robert E. Peary.
