Word: nansen
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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This gave Mr. Baldwin the idea of filling caches with provisions and fuel and then setting them adrift on the ice. The Jeannette had followed the idea of floating with the ice-packs, but it had to be abandoned because of lack of coal; the Fram, under Nansen, had started from the wrong point. Mr. Baldwin advocates starting during the summer, so that by the time the ice-floes have been reached, winter will have set in and the cold will freeze the open sea around the ship, forcing it to float with the current. The Arctic regions would provide...
...Duke of Abruzzi is well known as a captain in the Italian navy. In 1900 he conducted an Arctic excursion, which penetrated nearer to the North Pole than had been reached before Peary's recent expedition. The party reached latitude 86 degrees, 33 minutes, north, thus beating Nansen's previous record. He is the author of "The Ascent of Mount St. Elias...