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Show PEARY'S 28-YEAR RECORD REC-ORD OF ARCTIC EXPLORATION. EX-PLORATION. 1S31 Entered navy as civil engineer and began extensive study of arctic arc-tic exploration. 1386 Applied for leave of absence to visit Greenland. Spent several months in interior of Greenland and upon return announced certain cer-tain conclusions in regard to the topography which received much favor with scientific bodies. 1891-92 Under auspices of Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Philadel-phia he went to Greenland on steam whaler Kite to attempt location lo-cation of northern terminus of Greenland. Accompanied by his wife. Found and named Independence Inde-pendence bay, 81 degrees 37 minutes min-utes north latitude. Determined insularity of Greenland, for which he received medals of world's scientific societies. Discovered and named Melville land and Heilprin land. 1893-95 On this, third trip, he discovered discov-ered famous Iron mountain, heard of previously through Ross In 1818. Mountain proved to be three meteorites, one weighing 90 tons, largest on record. Daughter Daugh-ter Mary born to Mrs. Peary on this voyage. 1896 Made short summer voyage to Greenland. 1897 Made short trip to Cape York to brina back meteorites. 1893-1902 Four-year exploration trip under auspices of Peary Arctic club, during which he rounded northern extremity of Greenland archipelago, the most northerly land in the world, 83 degrees 89 minutes north latitude, and named the cape after Morris K. Jesup. Attained 84 degrees 17 minutes north latitude. 1905-06 Made dash for the pole and established new "farthest north," 87 degrees six minutes north lati-.' tude. 1908-C9 Reached the north pole on April 6, 1909. |