Frederick Cook's polar journey: a reconstruction

Abstract The data used by Dr Frederick A. Cook in support of his claim to have reached the North Pole on 21 April 1908 are reinterpreted to support a hypothesis that Cook did not reach the Pole, that his journey towards the Pole lasted only one week, and thathe subsequently discovered and visited Me...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Osczevski, Randall J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1990
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Meighen Island
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400011475
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400011475

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