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the aliance
1891 matthew henson joins robert peary in a epic atempt to find the coldest place on earth even though they didnt know it yet -
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First trip to Greenland
He leaves from Brooklyn, NewYork on "the USS Kite" with R. Peary on his his first trip to Greenland -
Finally heading out
Henson and Peary had battled the dangerous icy waters in the Baffin and McCormick bays. They gather supplies from the local area before finally making their planned travel east from the western coast of Greenlaand and on North as far as they could go. -
ending it just the beginning
Henson and Peary reach an area Peary later named the "Navy Cliff" in the uppermost part of Greenland -
Second attempt
Henson and Peary head out of Philadelphia on the Falcon headed for Greenland. They wanted to find out how far north it went. Did it go all the way to the North Pole? -
Cape York meteroite found
Biggest meteorite at the time was found on Savikscah island off northernmost tip of Greenland -
Charted the Greenland ice cap
Henson and Peary travel through the whole northern portion of Greenlans and chart the area as they go. -
Break Greely's record for trip farthest north
Travels farther north with R. Peary off the coast of Canada than Adolfus Greely, who held the record. -
Lives lost
Another attempt to reach the North Pole allows Henson and Peary to get to the top of Greenland, just 343 miles from the North Pole. The path was blocked by large area of melted ice, leads. Several members of the crew dies during the travel back. -
USS Roosevelt on the move
Henson gets within 174 miles of the North pole and "crocker land is spotted" which turns out to be a mirage -
Final attempt to the North Pole
Henson leaves with Peary from Brooklyn on the USS Roosevelt for a last attempt at trying to reach the North Pole -
Cape Sheridan
The team arrives at Camp Sheridan and settles down for the six month long winter. -
Last Stop before the North Pole
Crew travel by sled to Cape Columbia set up camp. They begin building igloos and gathering supplies for the trip North -
sled action
Henson and Peary and crew begin to sled north through the ice above the most northern part of Canada, Cape Columbia, in route to the North Pole -
The Discovery
1909 April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson and Robert Peary discoverd the North Pole.
