The Anglo American Polar Expedition National Geographic Magazine Audiobook

The Polaris expedition of 18711873 was a United States Governmentfunded undertaking and one of the first serious attempts to reach the North Pole, after that of British naval officer Sir Edward Parry, who reached 82 45 N in 1827. The expedition s notable achievement was reaching 82 29 N by ship, a record at the time. The expedition was commanded by the experienced and selftaught Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall, who had previously lived among the Inuit in the Arctic region during his obsessive q