Isaac Schlossbach — Isaac Ike Schlossbach (c.Aug. 20 1891 – Aug. 1984)Ike Schlossbach was a celebrated American polar explorer, submariner and aviation pioneer.He was born in Bradley Beach New Jersey and raised in Neptune City, New Jersey where he attended Neptune… … Wikipedia
Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition — The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947 1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored expedition from the… … Wikipedia
MacGregor Arctic Expedition — The MacGregor Arctic Expedition was a privately funded expedition which set out to reoccupy Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island, Canada, a site within flying distance of the North Pole. The expedition, which took place from july 1 1937 to October 3… … Wikipedia
Terra Nova Expedition — Scott s party at the South Pole, 18 January 1912. L to R: (standing) Oates, Scott, Wilson; (seated) Bowers, Edgar Evans The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1912), officially the British Antarc … Wikipedia
Discovery Expedition — The expedition ship Discovery in the Antarctic, alongside the Great Ice Barrier The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions… … Wikipedia
Northwest Passage — For other uses, see Northwest Passage (disambiguation). Northwest Passage routes The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the … Wikipedia
Nansen's Fram expedition — Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean Nansen s Fram expedition, 1893–1896, was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer … Wikipedia
Challenger expedition — An illustration of the ship. The Challenger expedition of 1872–76 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the mother vessel, HMS Challenger. Prompted by the Scot,… … Wikipedia
Discovery Hut — was built by Robert Falcon Scott during the Discovery Expedition of 1901–1904 in 1902 and is located at Hut Point on Ross Island by McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Visitors to Antarctica, arriving at either the US Base at McMurdo or New Zealand s… … Wikipedia
Fridtjof Nansen — For other uses, see Nansen (disambiguation) and Fridtjof Nansen (disambiguation). Fridtjof Nansen Born 10 October … Wikipedia