ExplorersWeb on MSN16d
Murder Near the North Pole: The Death of Ross Marvin
Ross Marvin was helping Robert Peary on his North Pole expedition. Marvin supposedly fell through the ice and died. But his ...
ExplorersWeb on MSN11d
Murder Near the North Pole, Part III: The Death of Peeawahto
In 1914, explorer Fitzhugh Green shot and killed his Inuit guide Peeawahto at the northern tip of Axel Heiberg Island. This ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About Unusual Movement
Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...
‘Realm of Ice and Sky’ Review: On Top of the World
In the early hours of May 12, 1926, the navigator of the Norge cried “Here we are!” The airship had reached the North Pole.
The Washington Post16d
Earth’s north magnetic pole is on the move again
The location of the magnetic north pole was first discovered in 1831 by Arctic explorer James Clark Ross. On an expedition, he mapped and explored Boothia Peninsula in Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic.