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Polar Exploration
Polar exploration refers to the process of exploration of the polar regions of Earth – the Arctic region and Antarctica – particularly with the goal of reaching the North Pole and South Pole, respectively. Historically, this was accomplished by explorers making often arduous travels on foot or by sled in these regions. Polar exploration historically also included the search for a northwest Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans in the Arctic, as well as the Northeast Passage.
A good amount of books representing accounts and personal narratives of such explorations have been accumul ...more
A good amount of books representing accounts and personal narratives of such explorations have been accumul ...more
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Surely misfortune could scarcely have exceeded this last blow. We arrived within 11 miles of our old One Ton Camp with fuel for one last meal and food for two days. For four days we have been unable to leave the tent - the gale howling about us. We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships , help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past. We took risks, we knew we took the
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― Last expedition Volume 2
― Last expedition Volume 2
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Polar exploration is at once the cleanest and most isolated way of having a bad time which has been devised.
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― The Worst Journey in the World
― The Worst Journey in the World
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