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La Expedición Polaris (1871) fue dirigida por el estadounidense Charles Francis Hall, su objetivo era alcanzar el Polo Norte siendo así los primeros en lograrlo. Fue patrocinada por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos , y se trató de uno de los primeros intentos serios por llegar al Polo, tras el logro de un oficial naval británico, William ...
The Polaris expedition of 1871–1873 was 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. Funded by the U.S. government, the expedition's notable achievement was reaching 82° 29′ N by ship, a record at the time.
La Expedición Polaris (1871) fue dirigida por el estadounidense Charles Francis Hall, su objetivo era alcanzar el Polo Norte siendo así los primeros en lograrlo. Fue patrocinada por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, y se trató de uno de los primeros intentos serios por llegar al Polo, tras el logro de un oficial naval británico, William ...
Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer, best known for his collection of Inuit testimony regarding the 1845 Franklin Expedition and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death while leading the American-sponsored Polaris expedition in an attempt to be the first to reach the North Pole.
Polaris expedition Emil Bessels (2 June 1847 – 30 March 1888) was a German zoologist, entomologist, physician, and Arctic researcher who is best known for his controversial role in the attempted but ill-fated Polaris expedition to the North Pole in 1871.
The Polaris expedition of 1871–1873 was 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. Funded by the U.S. government, the expedition's notable achievement was reaching 82° 29′ N by ship, a record at the time.
While the Polaris expedition failed to reach the North Pole, it reached 82° 29′ N by ship and thus a new farthest north for a polar research ship. Scottish-Canadian historian William Barr provides now for the first time an English translation of Emil Bessel’s recollections of the Polaris expedition.
