Peary

(pir′ē)

Peary, Robert Edwin 1856-1920; U.S. arctic explorer: his claim that the group he led was the first to reach the North Pole (1909) is disputed

See Peary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

American naval officer and Arctic explorer who led the expedition credited with first reaching the North Pole (1909). This claim was later rejected.

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