Robert Edwin Peary Sr (6. Mai 1856 - 20. Februar 1920) war ein US-amerikanischer Explorer und United States Navy Offizier, der mehrere Expeditionen in die Arktis im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert. Er ist am besten für die Inanspruchnahme der geographische Nordpol mit seiner Expedition am 6. April 1909 erreicht zu haben. Foto zeigt Robert Edwin Peary, full-length Portrait, an Deck der "Roosevelt", Vorderseite, das Tragen von Pelz Kleidung stehen. Peary in Cresson, Pennsylvania geboren war, aber nach dem Tod seines Vaters in einem jungen Alter, wurde in Portland, Maine. Er besuchte Bowdoin College, dann

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• Format: 2827 x 3672 px | 23,9 x 31,1 cm | 9,4 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
• Aufnahmedatum: 1909
• Ort: North Pole

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Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (/ˈpɪəri/; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and United States Navy officer who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reached the geographic North Pole with his expedition on April 6, 1909. Peary was born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, but following his father's death at a young age, was raised in Portland, Maine. He attended Bowdoin College, then joined the National Geodetic Survey as a draftsman. Peary enlisted in the navy in 1881, as a civil engineer. In 1885, he was made chief of surveying for the Nicaragua Canal (which was never built). Peary visited the Arctic for the first time in 1886, making an unsuccessful attempt to cross Greenland by dogsled. He returned in 1891 much better prepared, and by reaching Independence Fjord (in what is now known as Peary Land) proved conclusively that Greenland was an island. He was one of the first Arctic explorers to study Inuit survival techniques. On his 1898–1902 expedition, Peary set a new "Farthest North" record by reaching Greenland's northernmost point, Cape Morris Jesup. Peary made two further expeditions to the Arctic, in 1905–1906 and in 1908–1909. During the latter, he claimed to have reached the North Pole. Peary received a number of awards from geographical societies during his lifetime, and in 1911 received the Thanks of Congress and was promoted to rear admiral. He served two terms as president of The Explorers Club and retired to Eagle Island. Peary's claim to have reached the North Pole was widely debated in contemporary newspapers (along with a competing claim made by Frederick Cook), but eventually won widespread acceptance. In 1989, British explorer Wally Herbert concluded Peary did not reach the pole, although he may have been as close as 60 miles (97 km). His conclusions have been widely accepted, although disputed by some authorities.

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